Where does “meṇḍa” come from?

meṇḍa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मेण्ढ, from Munda mun.

meṇḍa (Pali): ram, sheep

Definitions

  1. ram, sheep

Ancestry of “meṇḍa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेण्ढram
2Mundamun—
Every word from Munda mun →Every word from Sanskrit मेण्ढ →