Where does “അളി” come from?

അളി (Malayalam) comes from Nepali अलि, from Sanskrit अलीक.

അളി (Malayalam): black beetle

Definitions

  1. black beetle

Ancestry of “അളി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliअलिa little; somewhat, rather
2Sanskritअलीक—
Every word from Sanskrit अलीक →Every word from Nepali अलि →