Where does “എഴുപതാം” come from?
എഴുപതാം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam എഴുപത്, from Malayalam പത്ത്, from Malayalam നാല്, from Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.
എഴുപതാം (Malayalam): seventieth, 70th
Definitions
- seventieth, 70th
Ancestry of “എഴുപതാം”, step by step
എഴുപതാം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam എഴുപത്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | എഴുപത് | seventy |
| 2 | Malayalam | പത്ത് | ten (numeral: ൰) |
| 3 | Malayalam | നാല് | four (numeral: ൪) |
| 4 | Old Swedish | nāl | needle |
| 5 | Old Norse | nál | needle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via Malayalam ആം
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ആം | — |