Where does “ముహూర్తము” come from?

ముహూర్తము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मुहूर्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰús.

ముహూర్తము (Telugu): a moment, an instant; timescale equal to 48...

Definitions

  1. a moment, an instant; timescale equal to 48...

Ancestry of “ముహూర్తము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुहूर्तa moment, an instant; a fleeting or a brief period of time
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥ȷ́ʰúšshort
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥ǵʰús

Words derived from “ముహూర్తము

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰúsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúšEvery word from Sanskrit मुहूर्त