Where does “mangopuu” come from?
mangopuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mango, from French mangue, from French manga, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய், from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 — big, great.
mangopuu (Finnish): mango tree
Definitions
- mango tree
Ancestry of “mangopuu”, step by step
mangopuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mango
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mango | mango; long-nosed kusimanse, common kusimanse,... |
| 2 | French | mangue | mango; A carnivorous mammal related to the... |
| 3 | French | manga | a manga |
| 4 | Portuguese | manga | sleeve; mango |
| 5 | Malay | mangga | mango; padlock |
| 6 | Tamil | மாங்காய் | unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard |
| 7 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 8 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | big |
| 9 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |