Where does “ആലം” come from?
ആലം (Malayalam) comes from Hindi आलम, from Classical Persian عالم, from Arabic عالم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
ആലം (Malayalam): water
Definitions
- water
Ancestry of “ആലം”, step by step
ആലം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi आलम
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आलम | world, universe, creation |
| 2 | Classical Persian | عالم | — |
| 3 | Arabic | عالم | world; universe, cosmos, existence; things,... |
| 4 | Arabic | عَلِمَ | to know, to perceive, to distinguish |
| 5 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |
via Sanskrit आल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आल | spawn |