Where does “കരയാമ” come from?

കരയാമ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കര, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

കരയാമ (Malayalam): tortoise, a land reptile with shell

Definitions

  1. tortoise, a land reptile with shell

Ancestry of “കരയാമ”, step by step

കരയാമ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കര

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകരland, earth, soil
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Malayalam ആമ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamആമterrapin, small turtles that live in fresh or brackish water
2Proto-Dravidian*cām-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Malayalam കര →