Where does “हस्तमैथुन” come from?

हस्तमैथुन (Marathi) comes from Marathi मैथुन, from Sanskrit मैथुन — sex, sexual intercourse; copulation.

हस्तमैथुन (Marathi): masturbation

Definitions

  1. masturbation

Ancestry of “हस्तमैथुन”, step by step

हस्तमैथुन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi मैथुन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiमैथुनcopulation, sexual intercourse
2Sanskritमैथुनsex, sexual intercourse; copulation

via Marathi हस्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiहस्त—
Every word from Sanskrit मैथुन →Every word from Marathi मैथुन →
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