Where does “നിലവിളക്ക്” come from?

നിലവിളക്ക് (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam നില — level.

നിലവിളക്ക് (Malayalam): a traditional oil lamp of Kerala, lit in the evenings in the Hindu houses every day or on auspicious days. Part of Hinduism and Kerala Christianity

Definitions

  1. a traditional oil lamp of Kerala, lit in the evenings in the Hindu houses every day or on auspicious days. Part of Hinduism and Kerala Christianity

Ancestry of “നിലവിളക്ക്”, step by step

നിലവിളക്ക് traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam നില

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamനിലlevel

via Malayalam വിളക്ക്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവിളക്ക്lamp
Every word from Malayalam നില