मेहति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmáyȷ́ʰati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃méyǵʰeti, from *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”).

Cognate with Latin mēiō, Ancient Greek ὀμείχω (omeíkhō), Old English mīġan, Serbo-Croatian мижати (mìžati), Persian میختن (mixtan). Compare also English micturate, a Latin borrowing. Related to मेह (méha).

Pronunciation

Verb

मेहति • (méhati) third-singular indicative (root मिह्)

  1. to urinate

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Khowar: مک (mik)
    • Shina: म्योनॊ (myōno)
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