Where does “مٹھاس” come from?

مٹھاس (Urdu) comes from Urdu آس, from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

مٹھاس (Urdu): sweetness

Definitions

  1. sweetness

Ancestry of “مٹھاس”, step by step

مٹھاس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu آس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآسlonging; hope
2Prakrit𑀆𑀲𑀸hope
3Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
4Sanskritआ॒शस्—
5Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
6Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →