Where does “Malabari” come from?

Malabari (English) comes from English I, from Old French i, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “Malabari”, step by step

Malabari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English I

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIThe speaker or writer, referred to as the...
2Old Frenchithere
3Latinhīcthis; these in the plural
4Latinheic
5Latinhicthis; these in the plural
6Proto-Italichek(e)
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English Malabar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMalabarprincipally the modern state of Kerala
2Arabicمَلَبَار
3Malayalamമലhill; mountain
4Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz