Where does “miștocar” come from?

miștocar (Romanian) comes from Romanian mișto, 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.

miștocar (Romanian): mocker, scoffer

Definitions

  1. mocker, scoffer

Ancestry of “miștocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmiștogreat, cool, awesome
2Romanimiśtowell
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞—
4Sanskritमिष्टdainty, delicate, sweet
5Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
6Sanskritमृज्to wipe
7Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean

Words derived from “miștocar”

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