Where does “mīna” come from?

mīna (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मीन, from Proto-Dravidian mīn — fish.

mīna (Pali): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “mīna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमीनa fish; the sign of the zodiac Pisces; Name of a...
2Proto-Dravidianmīnfish

Words derived from “mīna”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian mīn →Every word from Sanskrit मीन →