Where does “மாங்கா” come from?

மாங்கா (Tamil) comes from Tamil மாங்காய், from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

மாங்கா (Tamil): dolt, fool, dumdum, baka

Definitions

  1. dolt, fool, dumdum, baka

Ancestry of “மாங்கா”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாங்காய்unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard
2Tamilமாanimal, beast; horse; elephant
3Old Tamil𑀫𑀸big
4Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́
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