Where does “ముష్టిచెట్టు” come from?
ముష్టిచెట్టు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ముష్టి, from Sanskrit मुष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.
ముష్టిచెట్టు (Telugu): the tree called "Strychnos nux-vomica", sometimes...
Definitions
- the tree called "Strychnos nux-vomica", sometimes...
Ancestry of “ముష్టిచెట్టు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ముష్టి | fist; hilt |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुष्टि | fist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | muštíš | fist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mustí- | — |