Where does “ਮਗਰਮੱਛ” come from?
ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਮਗਰ, from Classical Persian مگر, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲.
ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (Punjabi): crocodile; alligator
Ancestry of “ਮਗਰਮੱਛ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਮਗਰ | but |
| 2 | Classical Persian | مگر | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲 | — |