Where does “ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ” come from?
ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਮੁੱਖ, from Sanskrit मुख्य, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ (Punjabi): chief minister
Definitions
- chief minister
Ancestry of “ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ”, step by step
ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Punjabi ਮੁੱਖ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਮੁੱਖ | main, chief, principal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुख्य | chief; being at the head or at the beginning,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |
via Punjabi ਮੰਤਰੀ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਮੰਤਰੀ | minister |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मन्त्रिन् | Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मन्त्र | sacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mántras | meditation, chanting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |