Where does “മഞ്ചട്ടി” come from?

മഞ്ചട്ടി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठा, from Sanskrit मञ्ज् — to cleanse or be bright.

മഞ്ചട്ടി (Malayalam): Indian madder

Definitions

  1. Indian madder

Ancestry of “മഞ്ചട്ടി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमञ्जिष्ठाIndian madder, Rubia manjith
2Sanskritमञ्ज्to cleanse or be bright
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