Where does “chupamangas” come from?
chupamangas (Spanish) comes from Spanish manga, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய், from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ — big, great.
chupamangas (Spanish): brown-noser, creep, toady
Definitions
- brown-noser, creep, toady
Ancestry of “chupamangas”, step by step
chupamangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish manga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | manga | sleeve; set; manga |
| 2 | Portuguese | manga | sleeve; mango |
| 3 | Malay | mangga | mango; padlock |
| 4 | Tamil | மாங்காய் | unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard |
| 5 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 6 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | big |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Spanish chupar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chupar | to suck; to absorb; to suck off, to blow |