Where does “مٹھائی” come from?

مٹھائی (Urdu) comes from Urdu میٹھا, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit मिष्ट, from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

مٹھائی (Urdu): mithai

Definitions

  1. mithai

Ancestry of “مٹھائی”, step by step

مٹھائی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu میٹھا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمیٹھاsweet; pleasant; delicious
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞—
3Sanskritमिष्टdainty, delicate, sweet
4Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
5Sanskritमृज्to wipe
6Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean

via Urdu ئِی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduئِی—

Words derived from “مٹھائی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit मृज् →Every word from Sanskrit मृष्ट →