Where does “കളസം” come from?

കളസം (Malayalam) comes from Portuguese calção, from Portuguese calça, from Old Portuguese calça, from Late Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

കളസം (Malayalam): shorts

Definitions

shorts

Ancestry of “കളസം”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	calção	shorts
2	Portuguese	calça	trousers, pants; ring
3	Old Portuguese	calça	—
4	Late Latin	calcea	—
5	Latin	calceus	shoe
6	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
7	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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