miśto

See also: misto, mišto, mișto, and místo

Romani
Romani phrasebook
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa), a later form of मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa). Cognate with Hindi मीठा (mīṭhā).

Adverb

miśto

  1. (International Standard) well

Descendants
  • → French: michto
  • → Romanian: mișto

Phrase

miśto

  1. (International Standard) I'm fine

References
  • Yaron Matras ((Can we date this quote?)) “Proto-Romani”, in the Manchester Romani Project‎, Manchester, archived from the original on October 25, 2011
  • Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 41
  • Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “miśto”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 23, 140
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