Where does “മയൂരം” come from?

മയൂരം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मयूर, from Proto-Dravidian mayil- — peacock.

മയൂരം (Malayalam): peafowl

Definitions

  1. peafowl

Ancestry of “മയൂരം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमयूरpeacock
2Proto-Dravidianmayil-peacock
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mayil- →Every word from Sanskrit मयूर →