Where does “ਮਠ” come from?

ਮਠ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit मुष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

ਮਠ (Punjabi): pagoda

Definitions

  1. pagoda

Ancestry of “ਮਠ”, step by step

ਮਠ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मुष्टि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुष्टिfist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—

via Sanskrit मठ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमठhut, hermit's cottage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्टि →