Where does “പടക്കളം” come from?

പടക്കളം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കളം, from Proto-Dravidian kaḷam — an open place.

പടക്കളം (Malayalam): battlefield

Definitions

  1. battlefield

Ancestry of “പടക്കളം”, step by step

പടക്കളം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കളം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകളംcell
2Proto-Dravidiankaḷaman open place

via Malayalam പട

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപടarmy; fighting force
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