Where does “मीठउं” come from?

मीठउं (Old Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit मिष्ट, from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

Ancestry of “मीठउं”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞
2Sanskritमिष्टdainty, delicate, sweet
3Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
4Sanskritमृज्to wipe
5Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean

Words derived from “मीठउं

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ-Every word from Sanskrit मृज्Every word from Sanskrit मृष्ट