Where does “നെന്മീൻ” come from?
നെന്മീൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മീൻ, from Proto-Dravidian mīn — fish.
നെന്മീൻ (Malayalam): wahoo, Acanthocybium scolandri, a species of tropical marine fish of the family Scombridae, widely consumed as food fish
Definitions
- wahoo, Acanthocybium scolandri, a species of tropical marine fish of the family Scombridae, widely consumed as food fish
Ancestry of “നെന്മീൻ”, step by step
നെന്മീൻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam മീൻ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | മീൻ | an aquatic animal; commonly just fish |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | mīn | fish |
via Malayalam നെൽ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | നെൽ | — |