Where does “കാൽനട” come from?

കാൽനട (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കാൽ, from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

കാൽനട (Malayalam): walking (as a method of travel)

Definitions

  1. walking (as a method of travel)

Ancestry of “കാൽനട”, step by step

കാൽനട traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കാൽ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകാൽleg, a lower limb of humans, animals and insects
2Old Swedishkāl
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

via Malayalam നട

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamനടwalk
2Proto-Dravidian*naṭato walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis
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