Where does “കള്ളിമുൾച്ചെടി” come from?

കള്ളിമുൾച്ചെടി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കള്ളി, from Malayalam കൾക്കുക.

കള്ളിമുൾച്ചെടി (Malayalam): cactus, hardy, succulent plants belonging to the family Cactaceae, adapted to harsh desert climate

Definitions

  1. cactus, hardy, succulent plants belonging to the family Cactaceae, adapted to harsh desert climate

Ancestry of “കള്ളിമുൾച്ചെടി”, step by step

കള്ളിമുൾച്ചെടി traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കള്ളി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകള്ളിthief
2Malayalamകൾക്കുക

via Malayalam മുള്ള്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമുള്ള്thorn
2Proto-Dravidian*muḷthorn

via Malayalam ചെടി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamചെടിplant, an organism of the kingdom Plantae
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