Where does “मूढ” come from?

मूढ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muždʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- — to err, to deviate.

मूढ (Sanskrit): stupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, at a...

Definitions

  1. stupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, at a...

Ancestry of “मूढ”, step by step

मूढ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanmuẓḍʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmuždʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmawǰʰ-to err, to deviate

via Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘦𑘳𑘛—

Words derived from “मूढ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muždʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás →