Where does “മാല” come from?

മാല (Malayalam) comes from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑁃 — garland, mala.

മാല (Malayalam): necklace, usually made of a string of precious metals, beads or threads

Definitions

  1. necklace, usually made of a string of precious metals, beads or threads

Ancestry of “മാല”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀫𑀸𑀮𑁃garland, mala

Words derived from “മാല

Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑁃