SOURCE 01supportshistorical dictionary
Mango — Word History
The probability wording prevents false certainty.
Word History — “probably from Malayalam māṅṅa”- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
ALL DISPUTES ↗CLAIM / COUNTERCLAIM / LIMITRECORD 100
DISPUTE
RECORD.
One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
openprobable
Is Malayalam the certain ultimate source of mango?
Portuguese manga is the secure immediate source; Malayalam māṅṅa is probable, not absolute, and no deeper Dravidian reconstruction is promoted in this review.
WORD UNDER REVIEWDISPUTE 100
mango
/ˈmæŋɡoʊ/ · noun
English mango, recorded by 1582, came through Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam māṅṅa. The reviewed route stops there rather than forcing a deeper Dravidian reconstruction.
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DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
2 SOURCES WITH A STANCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
SOURCE 02contexthistorical dictionary
A Malayalam and English Dictionary — māṅṅa
Confirms the attested Malayalam match.
entry മാങ്ങ / māṅṅa- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Hermann Gundert
- YEAR
- 1872
- PUBLISHER
- C. Stolz · Trübner & Co. · Columbia University Libraries digital copy
02 / EDITORIAL STATE
THE QUESTION REMAINS OPEN.
- CONFIDENCE
- probable
- STATUS
- open
- LEGACY SOURCE SUMMARY
- Merriam-Webster uses “probably”; Gundert independently attests Malayalam māṅṅa.
The edge is labeled probable and the graph ends at an evidence boundary.