Where does “മലയാളം” come from?

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

മലയാളം (Malayalam): the Malayalam language

Definitions

  1. the Malayalam language

Ancestry of “മലയാളം”, step by step

മലയാളം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam മല

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

via Malayalam അളം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅളംplace

Words derived from “മലയാളം”

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