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Where does “मक्षू” come from?

मक्षू (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan maṭṣúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maćšúš, from Proto-Indo-European moḱs — quickly, early.

मक्षू (Sanskrit): rapidly, quickly, speedily; soon

Definitions

  1. rapidly, quickly, speedily; soon

Ancestry of “मक्षू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanmaṭṣúṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmaćšúšquickly, rapidly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoḱsquickly, early
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