Where does “Malayalam” come from?

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

Malayalam (Malay): Malayalam

Definitions

  1. Malayalam

Ancestry of “Malayalam”, 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 →