Where does “మ్రానుగోయిల” come from?
మ్రానుగోయిల (Telugu) comes from Telugu మ్రాను, from Proto-Dravidian maran-, from English Mara, from Old Norse mara, from Proto-Germanic marǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mor-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
మ్రానుగోయిల (Telugu): woodpecker
Ancestry of “మ్రానుగోయిల”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | మ్రాను | tree; wood |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | maran- | — |
| 3 | English | Mara | A member of a predominantly agricultural tribe of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | mara | nightmare, incubus; to be waterlogged, float low... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | marǭ | evil spirit; succubus; incubus; nightmare |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mor- | to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |