Where does “ਮਗਰਮੱਛ” come from?

ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਮਗਰ, from Classical Persian مگر, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲.

ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (Punjabi): crocodile; alligator

Definitions

  1. crocodile; alligator

Ancestry of “ਮਗਰਮੱਛ”, step by step

ਮਗਰਮੱਛ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਮਗਰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਮਗਰbut
2Classical Persianمگر—
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲—

via Punjabi ਮੱਛ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਮੱਛfish
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲 →Every word from Classical Persian مگر →Every word from Punjabi ਮਗਰ →