Where does “പട്ടാളം” come from?
പട്ടാളം (Malayalam) comes from English battalion, from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from Italian battaglia, from Late Latin battualia, from Latin battuo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
പട്ടാളം (Malayalam): army
Definitions
- army
Ancestry of “പട്ടാളം”, step by step
പട്ടാളം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English battalion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | battalion | An army unit having two or more companies, etc.... |
| 2 | French | bataillon | battalion |
| 3 | Italian | battaglione | battalion |
| 4 | Italian | battaglia | battle, fight; third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Late Latin | battualia | military exercises |
| 6 | Latin | battuo | I beat, hit, pound, beat up; I fight; I bang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Portuguese batalhão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | batalhão | battalion |