Where does “गजमुख” come from?

गजमुख (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

गजमुख (Sanskrit): elephant-faced

Definitions

  1. elephant-faced

Ancestry of “गजमुख”, step by step

गजमुख traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मुख

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

via Sanskrit गज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगजelephant
2Sanskritगज्to sound, to roar
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHamEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰamEvery word from Sanskrit मुख
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