Etymograph

English

Menaka

Menaka comes from Sanskrit मेनका.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमेनकाmenakā
  2. EnglishtodayMenaka

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमेनकाmenakā
  2. EnglishtodayMenaka

Another origin of Menaka

  1. BasquemodernMeña
  2. Basque, derivedmodernMeñaka
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
  4. EnglishtodayMenaka

Today it means

name an apsara known for seducing rishi Vishwamitra.

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

Etymograph / Sanskrit मेनका / Menaka