Etymology

mango

man·go
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Today it means: Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees. Full definition →

Portuguese manga ← Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa) ← Proto-Dravidian *kāy
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mango · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-South Dravidian*mā
  2. Proto-South Dravidian*m
  3. Proto-South Dravidian*mām
  4. Malayalamമാം (māṁ)
  5. Proto-Dravidian*kāy
  6. Malayalamകായ (kāya)
  7. Malayalamമാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)
  8. Portuguesemanga
  9. English todaymango

Borrowed from Portuguese manga, from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa) / Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), possibly via Malay mangga, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *mām-kāy (“unripe mango”), a compound of *mām (“mango tree”) + *kāy (“unripe fruit”). First used for the fruit as early as the 1580s and the tree by the 1670s. The etymology of the -o ending is not certain.

Mango · proper noun2

From Mango ma21 ŋo21.

Mango · proper noun3

  1. mge · borrowed fromMango
  2. mge · borrowed fromMango
  3. English todayMango

Borrowed from Mango Mango.

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