Where does “malaiàlam” come from?

malaiàlam (Catalan) comes from Malayalam മലയാളം, from Malayalam മല, from Sanskrit मूल — root; radish; base, foundation.

malaiàlam (Catalan): of Malayalam

Definitions

  1. of Malayalam

Ancestry of “malaiàlam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമലയാളംthe Malayalam language
2Malayalamമലhill; mountain
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Sanskrit मूल →Every word from Malayalam മല →Every word from Malayalam മലയാളം →