Where does “അണ” come from?

അണ (Malayalam) comes from Marathi आणा, from Sanskrit अन्न — food, victuals; eaten.

അണ (Malayalam): anna, a former currency unit in British India equal to rupee

Definitions

  1. anna, a former currency unit in British India equal to rupee

Ancestry of “അണ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiआणाanna (one-sixteenth of a rupee according to the old coinage system)
2Sanskritअन्नfood, victuals; eaten
Every word from Sanskrit अन्न →Every word from Marathi आणा →
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