Where does “मिश्र” come from?

मिश्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan miśrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mićrás, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

मिश्र (Sanskrit): mixed, mingled, blended

Definitions

  1. mixed, mingled, blended

Ancestry of “मिश्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanmiśrás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmićrásmixed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-ró-smixed, mingled
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “मिश्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-ró-s →