Where does “মাগুৰ” come from?

মাগুৰ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit मद्गुर, from Sanskrit मद्गु, from Proto-Indo-European mesg-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

মাগুৰ (Assamese): walking catfish

Definitions

  1. walking catfish

Ancestry of “মাগুৰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमद्गुर—
2Sanskritमद्गुdiver (loon), a kind of waterfowl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-ú-sdiver bird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg-ú-s →Every word from Sanskrit मद्गु →