Where does “പള്ളീലച്ചൻ” come from?

പള്ളീലച്ചൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam പള്ളി, from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi — family, household; village, hamlet.

പള്ളീലച്ചൻ (Malayalam): priest, father of church

Definitions

  1. priest, father of church

Ancestry of “പള്ളീലച്ചൻ”, step by step

പള്ളീലച്ചൻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam പള്ളി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപള്ളിchurch
2Proto-Dravidianpaḷḷifamily, household; village, hamlet

via Malayalam അച്ചൻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅച്ചൻpriest
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