Where does “നീർച്ചാൽ” come from?
നീർച്ചാൽ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ചാൽ, from Old English cāl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
നീർച്ചാൽ (Malayalam): a canal, brook, stream
Definitions
- a canal, brook, stream
Ancestry of “നീർച്ചാൽ”, step by step
നീർച്ചാൽ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam ചാൽ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ചാൽ | furrow, canal |
| 2 | Old English | cāl | cabbage, kale, colewort |
| 3 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Malayalam നീർ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | നീർ | (water, juice, or swelling) |