Where does “Mappila” come from?

Mappila (English) comes from Malayalam മാപ്പിള, from Malayalam മാ, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Mappila (English): A member of the largest Muslim community in...

Definitions

  1. A member of the largest Muslim community in...

Ancestry of “Mappila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമാപ്പിളson-in-law, groom
2Malayalamമാmango tree
3Old Tamil𑀫𑀸big
4Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →