Etymograph

English

Margao

Margao comes from Portuguese Margão, and goes back to Sanskrit मठग्राम ‘village of monasteries’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमठग्राम‘village of monasteries’
  2. Prakritmodern*𑀫𑀠𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀫reconstructed
  3. Konkanimodernमडगांवmaḍgāuva
  4. Portuguesec. 1500–presentMargão
  5. EnglishtodayMargao

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमठग्राम‘village of monasteries’
  2. Prakritmodern*𑀫𑀠𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀫reconstructed
  3. Konkanimodernमडगांवmaḍgāuva
  4. Portuguesec. 1500–presentMargão
  5. EnglishtodayMargao

Today it means

name A city in Goa, India.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit मठग्राम / Margao