Where does “അഞ്ഞൂറാം” come from?
അഞ്ഞൂറാം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam അഞ്ഞൂറ്, from Malayalam ഐ-, from Proto-Dravidian *cay — five.
അഞ്ഞൂറാം (Malayalam): five hundredth, 500th
Definitions
- five hundredth, 500th
Ancestry of “അഞ്ഞൂറാം”, step by step
അഞ്ഞൂറാം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam അഞ്ഞൂറ്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | അഞ്ഞൂറ് | five hundred |
| 2 | Malayalam | ഐ- | five (only used in compounds) |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *cay | five |
via Malayalam ആം
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ആം | — |