Where does “മേൽഭാഗം” come from?

മേൽഭാഗം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ഭാഗം, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.

മേൽഭാഗം (Malayalam): upper part

Definitions

upper part

Ancestry of “മേൽഭാഗം”, step by step

മേൽഭാഗം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ഭാഗം

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malayalam	ഭാഗം	part
2	Sanskrit	भाग	part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,...
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	bʰāgás	division; allotment
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeh₂gós	Paleo-Balkan oak

via Malayalam മേൽ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malayalam	മേൽ	up
2	Proto-Dravidian	mē	up, above

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