Where does “മാപ്പിള” come from?

മാപ്പിള (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മാ, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

മാപ്പിള (Malayalam): son-in-law, groom

Definitions

  1. son-in-law, groom

Ancestry of “മാപ്പിള”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമാmango tree
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀸big
3Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “മാപ്പിള”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →