Where does “muj” come from?

muj (Romani) comes from Romani mui, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

muj (Romani): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “muj”, step by step

muj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romani mui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanimuimouth
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀼𑀳—

Words derived from “muj”

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