Where does “मगरमच्छ” come from?
मगरमच्छ (Hindi) comes from Hindi मच्छ, from Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙, from Sanskrit मत्स्य, from Sanskrit पुराण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
मगरमच्छ (Hindi): crocodile; Crocodylus palustris, the mugger...
Definitions
- crocodile; Crocodylus palustris, the mugger...
Ancestry of “मगरमच्छ”, step by step
मगरमच्छ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi मच्छ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मच्छ | Synonym of मछली |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 | fish |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀫𑀙 | fish |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मत्स्य | a fish; the first of ten avatars of the god... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पुराण | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | -न | forms nouns from roots |
| 7 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |