Where does “കണ്ണിമാങ്ങ” come from?
കണ്ണിമാങ്ങ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മാങ്ങ, from Malayalam -ങ്ങ, from Malayalam കായ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.
കണ്ണിമാങ്ങ (Malayalam): tender mango, unripe mango
Definitions
- tender mango, unripe mango
Ancestry of “കണ്ണിമാങ്ങ”, step by step
കണ്ണിമാങ്ങ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam മാങ്ങ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | മാങ്ങ | unripe mango fruit |
| 2 | Malayalam | -ങ്ങ | Suffix used for raw fruits |
| 3 | Malayalam | കായ | unripe fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | kāy | fruit |
via Malayalam കണ്ണി
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | കണ്ണി | link of a chain; unit component |