Where does “കളം” come from?

കളം (Malayalam) comes from Proto-Dravidian kaḷam — an open place.

കളം (Malayalam): cell

Definitions

  1. cell

Ancestry of “കളം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiankaḷaman open place

Words derived from “കളം”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaḷam →