Where does “ചെം-” come from?
ചെം- (Malayalam) comes from Proto-Dravidian *kem — red.
ചെം- (Malayalam): (in compounds) red colour
Definitions
- (in compounds) red colour
Ancestry of “ചെം-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | *kem | red |