Where does “അരി” come from?
അരി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अरि — enemy.
അരി (Malayalam): uncooked rice
Definitions
- uncooked rice
Ancestry of “അരി”, step by step
അരി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अरि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अरि | enemy |
via Proto-Dravidian ari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | ari | tax, tribute; grain |