Where does “മേൽനോട്ടം” come from?

മേൽനോട്ടം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മേൽ, from Proto-Dravidian mē — up, above.

മേൽനോട്ടം (Malayalam): supervision

Definitions

  1. supervision

Ancestry of “മേൽനോട്ടം”, step by step

മേൽനോട്ടം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam മേൽ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമേൽup
2Proto-Dravidianmēup, above

via Malayalam നോട്ടം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamനോട്ടംlook, sight, examination
2Malayalamനോക്കുകto look
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