Where does “मुहूर्त” come from?

मुहूर्त (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰús.

मुहूर्त (Sanskrit): a moment, an instant; a fleeting or a brief period of time

Definitions

  1. a moment, an instant; a fleeting or a brief period of time

Ancestry of “मुहूर्त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥ȷ́ʰúšshort
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥ǵʰús—

Words derived from “मुहूर्त”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰús →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš →