Where does “મગર” come from?

મગર (Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭, from Sanskrit मकर — a kind of sea-monster; N. of the 10th sign of the...

મગર (Gujarati): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “મગર”, step by step

મગર traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀕𑀭—
2Sanskritमकरa kind of sea-monster; N. of the 10th sign of the...

via Classical Persian مگر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمگر—
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲—
Every word from Sanskrit मकर →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭 →