Where does “ഉള്ളടക്കം” come from?

ഉള്ളടക്കം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam അടക്കം, from Malayalam അടങ്ങുക — To be pressed down, enclosed, contained.

ഉള്ളടക്കം (Malayalam): content, table of contents, index

Definitions

  1. content, table of contents, index

Ancestry of “ഉള്ളടക്കം”, step by step

ഉള്ളടക്കം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam അടക്കം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅടക്കംrestraint; self-restraint
2Malayalamഅടങ്ങുകTo be pressed down, enclosed, contained

via Malayalam ഉള്ള്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഉള്ള്inside
Every word from Malayalam അടങ്ങുകEvery word from Malayalam അടക്കം