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Where does “मृद्” come from?

मृद् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

मृद् (Sanskrit): earth, soil, clay; press, crush, squeeze;...

Definitions

  1. earth, soil, clay; press, crush, squeeze;...

Ancestry of “मृद्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “मृद्”

  • मर्द
  • मर्द
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