मीव्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *míHw-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *míHw-, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (to move). Cognate with Latin moveō (whence English move).

Pronunciation

Root

मीव् • (mīv)

  1. to move, push

Derived terms

  • मीवति (mīvati)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 359