Where does “mūḍha” come from?
mūḍha (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit मूढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muždʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- — to err, to deviate.
mūḍha (Old Javanese): stupid, foolish; unwise
Ancestry of “mūḍha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मूढ | stupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, at a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | muẓḍʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | muždʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mawǰʰ- | to err, to deviate |