Where does “തുളസി” come from?

തുളസി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तुलसी, from Proto-Dravidian *tulacV — holy basil.

തുളസി (Malayalam): holy basil, tulsi

Definitions

  1. holy basil, tulsi

Ancestry of “തുളസി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतुलसीbasil (a sacred plant for Vaishnavas)
2Proto-Dravidian*tulacVholy basil
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tulacV →Every word from Sanskrit तुलसी →