Where does “നാട്ടുകാരൻ” come from?

നാട്ടുകാരൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam -കാരൻ, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

നാട്ടുകാരൻ (Malayalam): native

Definitions

  1. native

Ancestry of “നാട്ടുകാരൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalam-കാരൻmale; one who does, by profession, etc
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit -कारEvery word from Malayalam -കാരൻ