Where does “കൂലം” come from?

കൂലം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कल, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

കൂലം (Malayalam): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “കൂലം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकलindistinct, dumb; indistinct or inarticulate;...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Sanskrit कल →