Where does “mora” come from?

mora (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मयूर, from Proto-Dravidian mayil- — peacock.

mora (Pali): peacock

Definitions

  1. peacock

Ancestry of “mora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमयूरpeacock
2Proto-Dravidianmayil-peacock
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mayil- →Every word from Sanskrit मयूर →
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