Where does “ముష్టి” come from?

ముష్టి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मुष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

ముష్టి (Telugu): fist; hilt

Definitions

  1. fist; hilt

Ancestry of “ముష్టి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुष्टिfist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—

Words derived from “ముష్టి”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्टि →