Where does “കരിയിലക്കിളി” come from?

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

കരിയിലക്കിളി (Malayalam): jungle babbler bird

Definitions

  1. jungle babbler bird

Ancestry of “കരിയിലക്കിളി”, step by step

കരിയിലക്കിളി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കരിയില

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകരിയിലdry leaf, dead leaf, fallen decaying leaf on ground
2Malayalamകരിcharcoal
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Malayalam കിളി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayalamകിളിAny small bird
2Proto-Dravidiankiḷiparrot
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Malayalam കരി →