Where does “ముక్తి” come from?

ముక్తి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मुक्ति, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

ముక్తి (Telugu): The delivery of the soul from the body, and its...

Definitions

  1. The delivery of the soul from the body, and its...

Ancestry of “ముక్తి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुक्तिsetting or becoming free, release, liberation,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Sanskrit मुक्ति →