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Where does “मुष्टि” come from?

मुष्टि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

मुष्टि (Sanskrit): fist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing

Definitions

  1. fist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing

Ancestry of “मुष्टि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—

Words derived from “मुष्टि”

  • ముష్టిచెట్టు
  • ముష్టియుద్ధము
  • ముష్టి
  • విషముష్టి
  • मुट्ठी
  • ??????
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