Where does “ചേമ്പ്” come from?
ചേമ്പ് (Malayalam) comes from Proto-Dravidian *kēmpu.
ചേമ്പ് (Malayalam): taro, Colocasia esculenta, a species of monocotyledonous plant with broad waxy leaves and edible corms
Definitions
- taro, Colocasia esculenta, a species of monocotyledonous plant with broad waxy leaves and edible corms
Ancestry of “ചേമ്പ്”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | *kēmpu | — |