Where does “மாங்காய்” come from?
மாங்காய் (Tamil) comes 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.
மாங்காய் (Tamil): unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard
Definitions
- unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard
Ancestry of “மாங்காய்”, step by step
மாங்காய் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil மா
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | big |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Proto-Dravidian *mām
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | *mām | — |