Where does “pagla” come from?
pagla (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi पागल, from Hindi -आना, from Persian ـانه — suffix.
pagla (Mauritian Creole): mad, crazy person; mad, crazy
Definitions
- mad, crazy person; mad, crazy
Ancestry of “pagla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | पागल | mad; insane; crazy |
| 2 | Hindi | -आना | -ly, like ..; forms transitive verbs |
| 3 | Persian | ـانه | suffix |