Where does “malunggay” come from?

malunggay (Tagalog) comes from Malay merunggai, from Tamil முருங்கை — moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree.

malunggay (Tagalog): malunggay

Definitions

  1. malunggay

Ancestry of “malunggay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymerunggaimoringa, drumstick, horseradish tree
2Tamilமுருங்கைmoringa, drumstick, horseradish tree

Words derived from “malunggay”

Every word from Tamil முருங்கை →Every word from Malay merunggai →