Where does “കല്ലൻതുമ്പി” come from?
കല്ലൻതുമ്പി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കല്ലൻ, from Malayalam അൻ.
കല്ലൻതുമ്പി (Malayalam): dragonfly; insect of the infraorder Anisoptera
Definitions
- dragonfly; insect of the infraorder Anisoptera
Ancestry of “കല്ലൻതുമ്പി”, step by step
കല്ലൻതുമ്പി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam കല്ലൻ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | കല്ലൻ | rocky; like a rock, hard, rigid |
| 2 | Malayalam | അൻ | — |
via Malayalam തുമ്പി
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | തുമ്പി | Any member of the insect order Odonata -dragonflies & damselflies |