Etymology

munjeet

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Today it means: The plant Rubia cordifolia, or Indian madder; the dye extracted from the plant. Full definition →

Hindi मंजीठ ← Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 ← Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठा f
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromमञ्जिष्ठा f
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit · derived from𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromमंजीठ
  4. English todaymunjeet

Borrowed from Hindi मंजीठ (mañjīṭh), an alternative form of मजीठ (majīṭh), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (maṃjiṭṭhā), ultimately derived from Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठा f (mañjiṣṭhā).

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