Where does “माकड” come from?

माकड (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi माकोडा, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟, from Sanskrit मर्कट — spider.

माकड (Marathi): monkey, baboon

Definitions

  1. monkey, baboon

Ancestry of “माकड”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiमाकोडा—
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟—
3Sanskritमर्कटspider
Every word from Sanskrit मर्कट →Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 →Every word from Old Marathi माकोडा →