Portuguese manga closely reflects Malayalam māṅṅa; the nasal and final vowel were accommodated in Portuguese spelling.
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manga
mango
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMalayalam · Malayalam · mango fruitമാങ്ങ
mango fruit
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The mango-fruit referent remained stable.
Indian Ocean contact before the English record; no invented transfer year.
Merriam-Webster Editors · Hermann Gundert
probable — Merriam-Webster says “probably from Malayalam”; Gundert independently attests the Malayalam form.
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Mango — Word HistoryWord History — Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam māṅṅa
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explicitly gives the probable Malayalam source.
A Malayalam and English Dictionary — māṅṅaentry മാങ്ങ / māṅṅa
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently attests the Malayalam fruit word.
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