Where does “mișto” come from?

mișto (Romanian) comes from Romani miśto, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit मिष्ट, from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

mișto (Romanian): great, cool, awesome

Definitions

  1. great, cool, awesome

Ancestry of “mișto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanimiśtowell
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞—
3Sanskritमिष्टdainty, delicate, sweet
4Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
5Sanskritमृज्to wipe
6Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean

Words derived from “mișto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit मृज् →Every word from Sanskrit मृष्ट →
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