Where does “मित्र” come from?

मित्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

मित्र (Sanskrit): a friend, companion, associate; the sun;...

Definitions

  1. a friend, companion, associate; the sun;...

Ancestry of “मित्र”, step by step

मित्र traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanmitrásfriend
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Proto-Indo-Iranian mitra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmitracovenant, treaty, agreement, promise

via Proto-Indo-European *mitrás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*mitrás—

Words derived from “मित्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás →