Where does “muddha” come from?

muddha (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मुग्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawgʰ- — to err, to deviate, to be foolish.

muddha (Pali): foolish; bewildered; vocative singular of muddhan

Definitions

  1. foolish; bewildered; vocative singular of muddhan

Ancestry of “muddha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुग्धperplexed, bewildered; gone astray, lost;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmugdʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmawgʰ-to err, to deviate, to be foolish

Words derived from “muddha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mugdʰás →Every word from Sanskrit मुग्ध →