Where does “मृगतृषा” come from?

मृगतृषा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

Ancestry of “मृगतृषा”, step by step

मृगतृषा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मृग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal

via Sanskrit तृषा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतृषाthirst, hunger, desire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gásEvery word from Sanskrit मृग