Where does “പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു” come from?

പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam പട്ട്, from Sanskrit पट्ट, from Sanskrit पट, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു (Malayalam): silkworm; larva of the moth Bombyx mori, the cocoons of which yield silk

Definitions

  1. silkworm; larva of the moth Bombyx mori, the cocoons of which yield silk

Ancestry of “പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു”, step by step

പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam പട്ട്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപട്ട്silk; fine fibre extracted from the pupae of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori
2Sanskritपट्टtablet, slab; cloth
3Sanskritपटgarment, piece of cloth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Malayalam നൂൽ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamനൂൽthread
2Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread

via Malayalam പുഴു

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപുഴുworm, any of the various tubular invertebrates in the phyla Annelida, Nematoda as well as the juvenile forms of certain insects that resemble the members of those phyla
2Proto-Dravidianpuẓuworm; insect, vermin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Sanskrit पटEvery word from Sanskrit पट्ट