Where does “മേൽ” come from?
മേൽ (Malayalam) comes from Proto-Dravidian mē — up, above.
മേൽ (Malayalam): up
Definitions
- up
Ancestry of “മേൽ”, step by step
മേൽ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Dravidian mē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | mē | up, above |
via Malayalam മേൽഭാഗത്ത്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | മേൽഭാഗത്ത് | at the upper part |