Where does “ಮೇಣ” come from?

ಮೇಣ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit मदन, from Sanskrit मद्, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

ಮೇಣ (Kannada): paraffin

Definitions

  1. paraffin

Ancestry of “ಮೇಣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमदनbeeswax
2Sanskritमद्to rejoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Sanskrit मद् →Every word from Sanskrit मदन →