Where does “മലപ്പുറം” come from?

മലപ്പുറം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മല, from Sanskrit मूल — root; radish; base, foundation.

Ancestry of “മലപ്പുറം”, step by step

മലപ്പുറം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam മല

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമലhill; mountain
2Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation

via Malayalam പുറം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപുറംback

Words derived from “മലപ്പുറം”

Every word from Sanskrit मूल →Every word from Malayalam മല →