Where does “ಮಲಯಾಳಂ” come from?

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

ಮಲಯಾಳಂ (Kannada): Malayalam (language)

Definitions

  1. Malayalam (language)

Ancestry of “ಮಲಯಾಳಂ”, 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 →