English
Meena
Meena comes from Sanskrit मीन ‘fish, synonym of the patron deity Matsya’, and goes back to Proto-Dravidian *mīn.
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*mīn‘fish’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमीनmīna‘fish, synonym of the patron deity Matsya’
- Hindic. 1500–presentमीनाmīnā
- EnglishtodayMeena
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*mīn‘fish’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमीनmīna‘fish, synonym of the patron deity Matsya’
- Hindic. 1500–presentमीनाmīnā
- EnglishtodayMeena
Every English word from Proto-Dravidian *mīn
Another origin of Meena
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमीनाmīnā
- EnglishtodayMeena
Today it means
noun A member of a certain tribe of Rajasthan, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Dravidian *mīn / Meena