Where does “mukha” come from?
mukha (Old Malay) comes from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
Ancestry of “mukha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |