Where does “ചിപ്പി” come from?

ചിപ്പി (Malayalam) comes from Prakrit सिप्पी, from Sanskrit शुक्ति — shell, esp. pearl oyster, mother of pearl.

ചിപ്പി (Malayalam): small shell

Definitions

  1. small shell

Ancestry of “ചിപ്പി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakritसिप्पी—
2Sanskritशुक्तिshell, esp. pearl oyster, mother of pearl
Every word from Sanskrit शुक्ति →Every word from Prakrit सिप्पी →