Where does “āyamukha” come from?

āyamukha (Pali) comes from Pali mukha, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

āyamukha (Pali): inflow, that which brings income

Definitions

  1. inflow, that which brings income

Ancestry of “āyamukha”, step by step

āyamukha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali mukha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimukhamouth; face; entrance
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Pali āya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāyaincome, profit
2Sanskritअयस्metal; iron; iron weapon
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáyasa metal, iron
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze
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