Where does “pipangay” come from?

pipangay (Mauritian Creole) comes from Tamil பீர்க்கங்காய், from Tamil காய், from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

pipangay (Mauritian Creole): luffa (fruit)

Definitions

  1. luffa (fruit)

Ancestry of “pipangay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபீர்க்கங்காய்either of two loofah plants, Luffa aegyptiaca, Luffa acutangula
2Tamilகாய்unripe fruit
3Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Tamil காய் →Every word from Tamil பீர்க்கங்காய் →