Where does “കർത്തുലി” come from?

കർത്തുലി (Malayalam) comes from Georgian ქართული, from Old Georgian ქართული, from Proto-Georgian-Zan kart-ul-, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

കർത്തുലി (Malayalam): Georgian, the language of Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia

Definitions

  1. Georgian, the language of Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia

Ancestry of “കർത്തുലി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GeorgianქართულიOf, from, or pertaining to the country of...
2Old GeorgianქართულიGeorgian; Georgian language
3Proto-Georgian-Zankart-ul-
4Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
5FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
6Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred
Every word from Proto-Finnic karciEvery word from Finnish kärsiEvery word from Proto-Kartvelian kart-