Where does “ചിത്രശാല” come from?

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

ചിത്രശാല (Malayalam): gallery; for the exhibition or conservation of artworks

Definitions

  1. gallery; for the exhibition or conservation of artworks

Ancestry of “ചിത്രശാല”, step by step

ചിത്രശാല 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 ചിത്ര

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamചിത്ര—
2Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
4Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-eh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit शाला →