Where does “ഗ്രന്ഥശാല” come from?

ഗ്രന്ഥശാല (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ശാല, from Sanskrit शाला, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ഗ്രന്ഥശാല (Malayalam): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “ഗ്രന്ഥശാല”, step by step

ഗ്രന്ഥശാല traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ശാല

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamശാലinstitution
2Sanskritशालाa house, mansion, building, hall, large room,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-eh₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Malayalam ഗ്രന്ഥ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഗ്രന്ഥ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-eh₂Every word from Sanskrit शाला
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