Where does “Thottam” come from?

Thottam (English) comes from Malayalam തോറ്റം, from Sanskrit स्तोत्र, from Sanskrit -त्र, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom.

Ancestry of “Thottam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamതോറ്റംpraise
2Sanskritस्तोत्रPraise, eulogium, a hymn of praise, ode etc
3Sanskrit-त्र—
4Proto-Indo-European*-trom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-trom →Every word from Sanskrit -त्र →Every word from Sanskrit स्तोत्र →