Where does “നാലാം” come from?
നാലാം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam നാല്, from Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.
നാലാം (Malayalam): fourth, 4th
Definitions
- fourth, 4th
Ancestry of “നാലാം”, step by step
നാലാം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam നാല്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | നാല് | four (numeral: ൪) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nāl | needle |
| 3 | Old Norse | nál | needle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via Malayalam ആം
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ആം | — |