Where does “ಮೀನು” come from?

ಮೀನು (Kannada) comes from Old Kannada ಮೀನ್, from Proto-Dravidian mīn — fish.

ಮೀನು (Kannada): fish

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Kannada	ಮೀನ್	—
2	Proto-Dravidian	mīn	fish

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