Where does “muhutta” come from?

muhutta (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मुहूर्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰús.

muhutta (Pali): a moment, an instant; a very brief or fleeting period of time

Definitions

  1. a moment, an instant; a very brief or fleeting period of time

Ancestry of “muhutta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुहूर्तa moment, an instant; a fleeting or a brief period of time
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥ȷ́ʰúšshort
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥ǵʰús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰús →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Sanskrit मुहूर्त →