Where does “കടലാമ” come from?

കടലാമ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ആമ, from Proto-Dravidian *cām-.

കടലാമ (Malayalam): sea turtle

Definitions

  1. sea turtle

Ancestry of “കടലാമ”, step by step

കടലാമ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ആമ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamആമterrapin, small turtles that live in fresh or brackish water
2Proto-Dravidian*cām-—

via Malayalam കടൽ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകടൽsea
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cām- →Every word from Malayalam ആമ →
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