Where does “താലം” come from?

താലം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam തലം, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

താലം (Malayalam): small plate

Definitions

  1. small plate

Ancestry of “താലം”, step by step

താലം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam തലം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamതലംlevel
2Sanskritतलsurface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...
3Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
4Proto-Celtictalamūearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Sanskrit स्थाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्थालvessel, pot
2Sanskritस्थलchapter, section; Name of a son of बल; a heap of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū →