Where does “muttā” come from?

muttā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मूत्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHtram, from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom — excrement, urine; filth, sediment.

muttā (Pali): pearl

Definitions

  1. pearl

Ancestry of “muttā”, step by step

muttā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मूत्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूत्रurine
2Proto-Indo-IranianmúHtramexcrement, urine
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment

via Sanskrit मुक्ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुक्ताpear; pearl

Words derived from “muttā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHtram →Every word from Sanskrit मूत्र →