Where does “मिष्ट” come from?

मिष्ट (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

मिष्ट (Sanskrit): dainty, delicate, sweet

Definitions

  1. dainty, delicate, sweet

Ancestry of “मिष्ट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
2Sanskritमृज्to wipe
3Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean

Words derived from “मिष्ट”

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