Where does “múṣṭi” come from?

múṣṭi (Palula) comes from Sanskrit मुष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

múṣṭi (Palula): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “múṣṭi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुष्टिfist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्टि →
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