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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകാർcar, automobile
2EnglishcarA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...
3Middle Englishcarrecart, wagon
4Anglo-Normancarrecart
5Latincarra
6Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
7Gaulishkarroswagon
8Proto-Celtickarroswagon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Malayalam ആമ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamആമterrapin, small turtles that live in fresh or brackish water
2Proto-Dravidian*cām-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sósEvery word from Proto-Celtic karros