Where does “मलप्पुरम” come from?

मलप्पुरम (Hindi) comes from Malayalam മലപ്പുറം, from Malayalam മല, from Sanskrit मूल — root; radish; base, foundation.

Ancestry of “मलप्पुरम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമലപ്പുറം—
2Malayalamമലhill; mountain
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Sanskrit मूल →Every word from Malayalam മല →Every word from Malayalam മലപ്പുറം →