Where does “mango” come from?
mango (Finnish) comes from French mangue, from French manga, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய், from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा — big, great.
mango (Finnish): mango; long-nosed kusimanse, common kusimanse,...
Definitions
- mango; long-nosed kusimanse, common kusimanse,...
Ancestry of “mango”, step by step
mango traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mangue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mangue | mango; A carnivorous mammal related to the... |
| 2 | French | manga | a manga |
| 3 | Portuguese | manga | sleeve; mango |
| 4 | Malay | mangga | mango; padlock |
| 5 | Tamil | மாங்காய் | unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard |
| 6 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | big |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |