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
Ancestry of “ముష్టి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मुष्टि | fist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | muštíš | fist |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mustí- | — |
Words derived from “ముష్టి”