Where does “މީންޏަ” come from?

މީންޏަ (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit मीन, from Proto-Dravidian mīn — fish.

މީންޏަ (Dhivehi): pisces

Definitions

  1. pisces

Ancestry of “މީންޏަ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमीनa fish; the sign of the zodiac Pisces; Name of a...
2Proto-Dravidianmīnfish
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mīn →Every word from Sanskrit मीन →