Where does “విషముష్టి” come from?

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

విషముష్టి (Telugu): A poisonous tree, the nux vomica tree

Definitions

  1. A poisonous tree, the nux vomica tree

Ancestry of “విషముష్టి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముష్టిfist; hilt
2Sanskritमुष्टिfist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्टि →
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