Where does “मलयालम” come from?

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

मलयालम (Hindi): Malayalam language

Definitions

  1. Malayalam language

Ancestry of “मलयालम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമലയാളംthe Malayalam language
2Malayalamമലhill; mountain
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Sanskrit मूल →Every word from Malayalam മല →Every word from Malayalam മലയാളം →