Where does “കരിയില” come from?

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

കരിയില (Malayalam): dry leaf, dead leaf, fallen decaying leaf on ground

Definitions

  1. dry leaf, dead leaf, fallen decaying leaf on ground

Ancestry of “കരിയില”, step by step

കരിയില 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 ഇല

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഇലleaf
2Proto-Dravidian*elay—

Words derived from “കരിയില”

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