Where does “കലാലയം” come from?

കലാലയം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ആലയം, from Sanskrit आलय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

കലാലയം (Malayalam): college

Definitions

  1. college

Ancestry of “കലാലയം”, step by step

കലാലയം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ആലയം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamആലയംhouse, place
2Sanskritआलयhouse, dwelling; receptacle, asylum
3Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
4Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

via Malayalam കല

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകലart
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →