Where does “تڠکي” come from?
تڠکي (Malay) comes from Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati ટાંકી, from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓, from Sanskrit टङ्क — fruit of {{taxlink|Feronia elephantum|species}};...
تڠکي (Malay): tank
Ancestry of “تڠکي”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | tanque | tank; cistern; a sink used for laundry |
| 2 | Gujarati | ટાંકી | cistern, underwater water reservour |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀝𑀁𑀓 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | टङ्क | fruit of {{taxlink|Feronia elephantum|species}};... |