Where does “രണ്ടാം” come from?

രണ്ടാം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam രണ്ട്, from Proto-Dravidian *iraṇṭu.

രണ്ടാം (Malayalam): second, 2nd

Definitions

  1. second, 2nd

Ancestry of “രണ്ടാം”, step by step

രണ്ടാം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam രണ്ട്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamരണ്ട്two (numeral: ൨)
2Proto-Dravidian*iraṇṭu—

via Malayalam ആം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamആം—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *iraṇṭu →Every word from Malayalam രണ്ട് →