Where does “மாமரம்” come from?

மாமரம் (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.

மாமரம் (Tamil): mango tree

Definitions

mango tree

Ancestry of “மாமரம்”, step by step

மாமரம் traces back through two 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 Tamil மரம்

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tamil	மரம்	tree
2	Old Tamil	𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆	tree
3	Proto-Dravidian	*maran	tree

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →