Where does “കിളിമീൻ” come from?

കിളിമീൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മീൻ, from Proto-Dravidian mīn — fish.

കിളിമീൻ (Malayalam): An ocean fish with a reddish tint; Nemipterus spp. (threadfin bream)

Definitions

  1. An ocean fish with a reddish tint; Nemipterus spp. (threadfin bream)

Ancestry of “കിളിമീൻ”, step by step

കിളിമീൻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam മീൻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമീൻan aquatic animal; commonly just fish
2Proto-Dravidianmīnfish

via Malayalam കിളി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayalamകിളിAny small bird
2Proto-Dravidiankiḷiparrot
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mīn →Every word from Malayalam മീൻ →