English
Mishra
Mishra comes from Hindi मिश्र ‘mixed, assorted, heterogeneous’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- ‘to mix’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meyḱ-‘to mix’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*miḱ-ró-s‘mixed, mingled’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*mićrás‘mixed’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*miśrásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमिश्र‘mixed’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame form‘mixed, assorted, heterogeneous’
- EnglishtodayMishra
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meyḱ-‘to mix’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*miḱ-ró-s‘mixed, mingled’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*mićrás‘mixed’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*miśrásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमिश्र‘mixed’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame form‘mixed, assorted, heterogeneous’
- EnglishtodayMishra
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-
Today it means
name A surname from Sanskrit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- / Mishra