Where does “കണ്ഠ്യം” come from?

കണ്ഠ്യം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कण्ठ्य, from Sanskrit कण्ठ, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- — neck.

കണ്ഠ്യം (Malayalam): velar place of articulation

Definitions

  1. velar place of articulation

Ancestry of “കണ്ഠ്യം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकण्ठ्यbeing at or in the throat; suitable to the...
2Sanskritकण्ठthroat, neck; the narrowest part of something;...
3Proto-Dravidian*kaẓuntt-neck
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- →Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठ →Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठ्य →