Where does “mallu” come from?

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

mallu (English): A person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam or is ethnically Malayali

Definitions

  1. A person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam or is ethnically Malayali

Ancestry of “mallu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMalayalamA Dravidian language spoken in the states of...
2Malayalamമലയാളംthe Malayalam language
3Malayalamമലhill; mountain
4Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Sanskrit मूल →Every word from Malayalam മല →Every word from Malayalam മലയാളം →