Where does “ہاتھ میں صفائی ہونا” come from?

ہاتھ میں صفائی ہونا (Urdu) comes from Urdu میں, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa मइं, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀏, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit मया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ہاتھ میں صفائی ہونا (Urdu): to have sleight of hand; for one to have craftsmanship / skill in their occupation or line of work

Definitions

  1. to have sleight of hand; for one to have craftsmanship / skill in their occupation or line of work

Ancestry of “ہاتھ میں صفائی ہونا”, step by step

ہاتھ میں صفائی ہونا traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu میں

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UrduمیںI; in
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaमइंaccusative singular of हउं
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀏—
4Ashokan Prakrit𑀫𑀬𑀸—
5Sanskritमयाmedical treatment; instrumental singular of...
6Proto-Indo-IranianmáyaH—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Urdu ہونا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduہوناto be, to exist
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺—
3Sanskritभवतिto become; be; to happen; to constitute
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰáwHati—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰéwH-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Urdu صَفَائی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduصَفَائی—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH →Every word from Sanskrit मया →