Where does “މުއްތު” come from?

މުއްތު (Dhivehi) comes from Tamil முத்து — bead, seed, rice, castor bean, tears; anything beadlike.

މުއްތު (Dhivehi): stable-man, stable-boy, ostler, hostler

Definitions

  1. stable-man, stable-boy, ostler, hostler

Ancestry of “މުއްތު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுத்துbead, seed, rice, castor bean, tears; anything beadlike
Every word from Tamil முத்து
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