Where does “Malabaric” come from?

Malabaric (English) comes from English Malabar, from Arabic مَلَبَار, from Malayalam മല, from Sanskrit मूल — root; radish; base, foundation.

Malabaric (English): Of or relating to Malabar

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Malabar

Ancestry of “Malabaric”, step by step

Malabaric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Malabar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMalabarprincipally the modern state of Kerala
2Arabicمَلَبَار—
3Malayalamമലhill; mountain
4Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Sanskrit मूल →Every word from Malayalam മല →Every word from Arabic مَلَبَار →