Where does “കത്തനാർ” come from?

കത്തനാർ (Malayalam) comes from Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ, from Hebrew כֹּהֵן.

കത്തനാർ (Malayalam): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “കത്തനാർ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܟܗܢܐpriest
2Hebrewכֹּהֵן—
Every word from Hebrew כֹּהֵן →Every word from Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ →