Where does “ముత్యమంత” come from?
ముత్యమంత (Telugu) comes from Telugu ముత్యము, from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit मौक्तिक, from Sanskrit मुक्ता — pear; pearl.
ముత్యమంత (Telugu): The size of a pearl
Ancestry of “ముత్యమంత”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ముత్యము | Pearl: A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and... |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀫𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मौक्तिक | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मुक्ता | pear; pearl |