Where does “pagli” come from?

pagli (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi पगला, from Hindi पागल, from Hindi -आना, from Persian ـانه — suffix.

pagli (Mauritian Creole): mad, crazy person

Definitions

  1. mad, crazy person

Ancestry of “pagli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपगलाcrazy person, madman
2Hindiपागलmad; insane; crazy
3Hindi-आनाly, like
4Persianـانهsuffix
Every word from Persian ـانه →Every word from Hindi -आना →Every word from Hindi पागल →