Where does “മൂഢൻ” come from?

മൂഢൻ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मूढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muždʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- — to err, to deviate.

മൂഢൻ (Malayalam): idiot; stupid; dull

Definitions

  1. idiot; stupid; dull

Ancestry of “മൂഢൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूढstupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, at a...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmuẓḍʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmuždʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmawǰʰ-to err, to deviate
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muždʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás →