Where does “ചുങ്കം” come from?

ചുങ്കം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शुल्क, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

ചുങ്കം (Malayalam): excise duty

Definitions

  1. excise duty

Ancestry of “ചുങ്കം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशुल्कduty, fee, toll, custom; price, value; dowry
2Dravidiandra—
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit शुल्क →