Where does “কেৰেলা” come from?
কেৰেলা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit कारवेल्ल, from Proto-Dravidian kāravella.
কেৰেলা (Assamese): bitter melon
Definitions
- bitter melon
Ancestry of “কেৰেলা”, step by step
কেৰেলা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कारवेल्ल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कारवेल्ल | bitter melon or the Momordica charantia |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | kāravella | — |
via Malayalam കേരളം
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | കേരളം | — |