The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromमञ्जुश्री“Manjushri”
- Tungusic · derived from
- mnc · borrowed fromᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
- English todayManchu
Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).
Words from the same roots
mncᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ all →
ManjuristManjuristics
Sanskritमञ्जुश्री all →
Mañjuśrī
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.