Where does “മത്തങ്ങ” come from?

മത്തങ്ങ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam -ങ്ങ, from Malayalam കായ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

മത്തങ്ങ (Malayalam): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “മത്തങ്ങ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalam-ങ്ങSuffix used for raw fruits
2Malayalamകായunripe fruit
3Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Malayalam -ങ്ങ →Every word from Malayalam കായ →