Where does “ਮੁਖੀ” come from?

ਮੁਖੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਮੁਖ, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

ਮੁਖੀ (Punjabi): head, principal, chief, leader

Definitions

  1. head, principal, chief, leader

Ancestry of “ਮੁਖੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਮੁਖmouth; face
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →
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