Where does “pāmokkha” come from?

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

pāmokkha (Pali): chief, first, eminent

Definitions

  1. chief, first, eminent

Ancestry of “pāmokkha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipamukhachief, first, foremost, prominent
2Palimukhamouth; face; entrance
3Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

Words derived from “pāmokkha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →