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Where does “കാലി” come from?
കാലി (Malayalam) comes from Classical Persian خَالِی, from Arabic خَالٍ.
കാലി
(Malayalam): empty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “കാലി”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Classical Persian
خَالِی
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2
Arabic
خَالٍ
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Words derived from “കാലി”
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