Where does “Menaka” come from?

Menaka (English) comes from Spanish Meñaka, from Basque Meñaka, from Basque Meña.

Menaka (English): an apsara known for seducing rishi Vishwamitra

Definitions

  1. an apsara known for seducing rishi Vishwamitra

Ancestry of “Menaka”, step by step

Menaka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Meñaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMeñaka—
2BasqueMeñaka—
3BasqueMeña—

via Sanskrit मेनका

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेनकाof the wife of Himālaya

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment
Every word from Basque Meña →Every word from Basque Meñaka →Every word from Spanish Meñaka →