Where does “mech” come from?

mech (English) comes from Bengali মেচ, from Sanskrit म्ले॒च्छ.

mech (English): A large piloted combat robot; A robot;...

Definitions

  1. A large piloted combat robot; A robot;...

Ancestry of “mech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমেচany member of the Mech, a Tibeto-Burman speaking ethnic group in eastern India and Nepal
2Sanskritम्ले॒च्छ—
Every word from Sanskrit म्ले॒च्छ →Every word from Bengali মেচ →
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