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Where does “mulligatawny” come from?

mulligatawny (English) comes from Tamil மிளகுத்தண்ணீர், from Tamil தண்ணீர், from Tamil நீர், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰, from Proto-Dravidian nīr — you; water.

mulligatawny (English): An Indian soup having a meat base and curry...

Definitions

  1. An Indian soup having a meat base and curry...

Ancestry of “mulligatawny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமிளகுத்தண்ணீர்—
2Tamilதண்ணீர்water
3Tamilநீர்water
4Old Tamil𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰—
5Proto-Dravidiannīryou; water
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