Where does “പൂമീൻ” come from?

പൂമീൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മീൻ, from Proto-Dravidian mīn — fish.

പൂമീൻ (Malayalam): Milkfish, Chanos chanos, a species of edible marine fish in the family Chanidae

Definitions

  1. Milkfish, Chanos chanos, a species of edible marine fish in the family Chanidae

Ancestry of “പൂമീൻ”, step by step

പൂമീൻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam മീൻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമീൻan aquatic animal; commonly just fish
2Proto-Dravidianmīnfish

via Malayalam പൂ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപൂflower
2Proto-Dravidianpūflower; to flower
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mīn →Every word from Malayalam മീൻ →
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