Where does “Mumbai” come from?

Mumbai (Albanian) comes from Marathi मुंबई, from Marathi मुंबा, from Marathi आई, from Sanskrit अर्यिका.

Ancestry of “Mumbai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarathiमुंबईMumbai
2Marathiमुंबा{{w|Mumba Devi Temple|the goddess Mumba}}
3Marathiआईmother
4Sanskritअर्यिका—
Every word from Sanskrit अर्यिका →Every word from Marathi आई →Every word from Marathi मुंबा →