Where does “manduco” come from?

manduco (Portuguese) comes from Konkani māṇḍūk, from Sanskrit मण्डूक — frog.

manduco (Portuguese): a species of edible freshwater frog; club

Definitions

  1. a species of edible freshwater frog; club

Ancestry of “manduco”, step by step

manduco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Konkani māṇḍūk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkanimāṇḍūk—
2Sanskritमण्डूकfrog

via Kabuverdianu manduku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianumanduku—
Every word from Sanskrit मण्डूक →Every word from Konkani māṇḍūk →