Where does “നൂനം” come from?

നൂനം (Malayalam) comes from Bhojpuri नून, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀡, from Sanskrit लवण — salt; beauty, lustre; saltiness, salinity.

നൂനം (Malayalam): definitely

Definitions

  1. definitely

Ancestry of “നൂനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bhojpuriनूनsalt
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀮𑁄𑀡salt
3Sanskritलवणsalt; beauty, lustre; saltiness, salinity
Every word from Sanskrit लवण →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀡 →Every word from Bhojpuri नून →