miśto

See also: misto, mišto, mișto, and místo

Romani

Romani phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• mishto (Anglicized)
• mišto (Pan-Vlax)

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^[1], Manchester, archived from the original on October 25, 2011
• Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎^[2], 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