Where does “मूँगफली” come from?

मूँगफली (Hindi) comes from Hindi फली, from Hindi -ई, from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

मूँगफली (Hindi): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “मूँगफली”, step by step

मूँगफली traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi फली

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiफलीbean, pod, legume; fruit-bearing; pertaining to...
2Hindi-ईrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...
3Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

via Hindi मूँग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमूँगmung, mung bean; "Vigna radiata"
2Sanskritमुद्गa cover, covering, lid; the Mung bean
3Sanskritमु॒द्ग—

Words derived from “मूँगफली”

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