Where does “mithuna” come from?

mithuna (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मिथुन, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

mithuna (Pali): a pair of a male and a female

Definitions

  1. a pair of a male and a female

Ancestry of “mithuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमिथुनpaired, forming a pair; a pair; pairing,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “mithuna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- →Every word from Sanskrit मिथुन →