Where does “मृगतृष्णा” come from?

मृगतृष्णा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तृष्णा, from Proto-Iranian tŕ̥šnah, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥s-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

मृगतृष्णा (Sanskrit): mirage, fata morgana

Definitions

  1. mirage, fata morgana

Ancestry of “मृगतृष्णा”, step by step

मृगतृष्णा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तृष्णा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतृष्णाthirst; desire
2Proto-Iraniantŕ̥šnahthirst
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥s-nó-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Sanskrit मृग

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

Words derived from “मृगतृष्णा

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥s-nó-sEvery word from Proto-Iranian tŕ̥šnah
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