Where does “ময়ূরী” come from?

ময়ূরী (Bengali) comes from Bengali ময়ূর, from Sanskrit मयूर, from Proto-Dravidian mayil- — peacock.

ময়ূরী (Bengali): peahen

Definitions

  1. peahen

Ancestry of “ময়ূরী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliময়ূরpeacock; Indian Peacock
2Sanskritमयूरpeacock
3Proto-Dravidianmayil-peacock
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mayil- →Every word from Sanskrit मयूर →Every word from Bengali ময়ূর →