Where does “pamukha” come from?

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

pamukha (Pali): chief, first, foremost, prominent

Definitions

  1. chief, first, foremost, prominent

Ancestry of “pamukha”, step by step

pamukha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali mukha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimukhamouth; face; entrance
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Pali pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipa—

Words derived from “pamukha”

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