Where does “Meena” come from?

Meena (English) comes from Hindi मीना, from Sanskrit मीन, from Proto-Dravidian mīn — fish.

Meena (English): A member of a certain tribe of Rajasthan, India

Definitions

  1. A member of a certain tribe of Rajasthan, India

Ancestry of “Meena”, step by step

Meena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मीना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमीना—
2Sanskritमीनa fish; the sign of the zodiac Pisces; Name of a...
3Proto-Dravidianmīnfish

via Sanskrit मीना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमीना—
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