Where does “മഞ്ഞ” come from?

മഞ്ഞ (Malayalam) comes from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀜𑁆𑀜𑁃, from Proto-Dravidian mayVr — peacock.

മഞ്ഞ (Malayalam): yellow; the colour of sunflower petals

Definitions

  1. yellow; the colour of sunflower petals

Ancestry of “മഞ്ഞ”, step by step

മഞ്ഞ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tamil 𑀫𑀜𑁆𑀜𑁃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀫𑀜𑁆𑀜𑁃peacock
2Proto-DravidianmayVrpeacock

via Malayalam മഞ്ഞൾ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമഞ്ഞൾturmeric, Curcuma longa, a tropical plant in the ginger family which yields a rhizome with yellow insides
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mayVr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀜𑁆𑀜𑁃 →