Where does “കരിമരുന്ന്” come from?

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

കരിമരുന്ന് (Malayalam): black powder; a form of gunpowder

Definitions

  1. black powder; a form of gunpowder

Ancestry of “കരിമരുന്ന്”, step by step

കരിമരുന്ന് traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കരി

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

via Malayalam മരുന്ന്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമരുന്ന്medicine (substance which promotes healing)
2Proto-Dravidian*maruntumedicine
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Malayalam കരി →