Where does “കാരാമ” come from?
കാരാമ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കാർ, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
കാരാമ (Malayalam): Indian black turtle, Melanochelys trijuga, a species of mid-sized freshwater turtle native to India
Definitions
- Indian black turtle, Melanochelys trijuga, a species of mid-sized freshwater turtle native to India
Ancestry of “കാരാമ”, step by step
കാരാമ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam കാർ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | കാർ | car, automobile |
| 2 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 3 | Middle English | carre | cart, wagon |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 5 | Latin | carra | — |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |