Where does “مگرمچھ” come from?

مگرمچھ (Urdu) comes from Urdu مگر, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭, from Sanskrit मकर — a kind of sea-monster; N. of the 10th sign of the...

مگرمچھ (Urdu): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “مگرمچھ”, step by step

مگرمچھ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu مگر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمگرbut; however; unless
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀕𑀭
3Sanskritमकरa kind of sea-monster; N. of the 10th sign of the...

via Urdu مَچھ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمَچھ
Every word from Sanskrit मकरEvery word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭Every word from Urdu مگر