Where does “ਮੁੱਖ” come from?

ਮੁੱਖ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit मुख्य, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

ਮੁੱਖ (Punjabi): main, chief, principal

Definitions

  1. main, chief, principal

Ancestry of “ਮੁੱਖ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुख्यchief; being at the head or at the beginning,...
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

Words derived from “ਮੁੱਖ”

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