Where does “മരമഞ്ഞൾ” come from?
മരമഞ്ഞൾ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മര, from Malayalam മരം, from Sanskrit मर, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
മരമഞ്ഞൾ (Malayalam): yellow vine; Coscinium fenestratum, a climber
Definitions
- yellow vine; Coscinium fenestratum, a climber
Ancestry of “മരമഞ്ഞൾ”, step by step
മരമഞ്ഞൾ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam മര
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | മര | wooden; made of wood |
| 2 | Malayalam | മരം | tree |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मर | death, dying |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Malayalam മഞ്ഞൾ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | മഞ്ഞൾ | turmeric, Curcuma longa, a tropical plant in the ginger family which yields a rhizome with yellow insides |