Where does “मीढ” come from?

मीढ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan miẓḍʰám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian miždʰám, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

मीढ (Sanskrit): contest, strife; prize, reward; excrement

Definitions

  1. contest, strife; prize, reward; excrement

Ancestry of “मीढ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanmiẓḍʰám—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmiždʰámreward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian miždʰám →