Where does “മ” come from?

മ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam -അർ, from Proto-Dravidian *-ar — Indicates a human plural noun.

മ (Malayalam): The 39th letter of Malayalam alphabet, called മ. Transliterated as m

Definitions

  1. The 39th letter of Malayalam alphabet, called മ. Transliterated as m

Ancestry of “മ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalam-അർmarks the plural of nouns describing humans
2Proto-Dravidian*-arIndicates a human plural noun

Words derived from “മ”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-ar →Every word from Malayalam -അർ →