Where does “കരിമ്പുലി” come from?

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

കരിമ്പുലി (Malayalam): panther

Definitions

  1. panther

Ancestry of “കരിമ്പുലി”, step by step

കരിമ്പുലി 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 പുലി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപുലിleopard, Panthera pardus, a large carnivorous felid with a spotted coat
2Proto-Dravidianpulitiger
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