Where does “പെരു” come from?

പെരു (Malayalam) comes from Old Tamil 𑀧𑁳𑀭𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *perV- — big.

പെരു (Malayalam): big; large

Definitions

  1. big; large

Ancestry of “പെരു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀧𑁳𑀭𑀼big
2Proto-Dravidian*perV-big

Words derived from “പെരു”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *perV- →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀧𑁳𑀭𑀼 →