Where does “കരി” come from?

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

കരി (Malayalam): charcoal

Definitions

  1. charcoal

Ancestry of “കരി”, step by step

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

Words derived from “കരി”

Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →