Where does “ਮੁੰਗਫਲੀ” come from?

ਮੁੰਗਫਲੀ (Punjabi) comes from Hindi मूँगफली, from Hindi फली, from Hindi -ई, from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

ਮੁੰਗਫਲੀ (Punjabi): peanut, groundnut

Definitions

  1. peanut, groundnut

Ancestry of “ਮੁੰਗਫਲੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमूँगफलीpeanut
2Hindiफलीbean, pod, legume; fruit-bearing; pertaining to...
3Hindi-ईrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...
4Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
5Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
6Lithuanian-ikas—
7Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Hindi -ई →