Where does “എൺപത്തിനാല്” come from?
എൺപത്തിനാല് (Malayalam) comes 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.
എൺപത്തിനാല് (Malayalam): eighty-four
Definitions
- eighty-four
Ancestry of “എൺപത്തിനാല്”, step by step
എൺപത്തിനാല് traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam നാല്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | നാല് | four (numeral: ൪) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nāl | needle |
| 3 | Old Norse | nál | needle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via Malayalam എൺപത്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | എൺപത് | eighty |