Where does “మాక్” come from?

మాక్ (Kolami) comes from Telugu మాకు, from Proto-Dravidian *maran — tree.

మాక్ (Kolami): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “మాక్”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమాకుtree
2Proto-Dravidian*marantree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *maran →Every word from Telugu మాకు →
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