Where does “മുഷ്ടി” come from?

മുഷ്ടി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मुष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

മുഷ്ടി (Malayalam): A fist

Definitions

  1. A fist

Ancestry of “മുഷ്ടി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुष्टिfist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—

Words derived from “മുഷ്ടി”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्टि →