Where does “मक्का” come from?

मक्का (Hindi) comes from Persian مکه, from Arabic مَكَّة — Mecca.

मक्का (Hindi): corn, maize

Definitions

  1. corn, maize

Ancestry of “मक्का”, step by step

मक्का traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مکه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمکه—
2ArabicمَكَّةMecca

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕—
2Sanskritमर्कक"Ardea argala"; greater adjutant

Words derived from “मक्का”

Every word from Arabic مَكَّة →Every word from Persian مکه →