Where does “തേങ്ങാപ്പാൽ” come from?

തേങ്ങാപ്പാൽ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam പാൽ, from Proto-Dravidian pāl — milk; breast.

തേങ്ങാപ്പാൽ (Malayalam): coconut milk

Definitions

  1. coconut milk

Ancestry of “തേങ്ങാപ്പാൽ”, step by step

തേങ്ങാപ്പാൽ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam പാൽ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപാൽmilk
2Proto-Dravidianpālmilk; breast

via Malayalam തേങ്ങ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamതേങ്ങcoconut
Every word from Proto-Dravidian pālEvery word from Malayalam പാൽ