Where does “വണ്ണമുള്ള” come from?

വണ്ണമുള്ള (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ഉള്ള, from Malayalam ഉണ്ട്, from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ — inside.

വണ്ണമുള്ള (Malayalam): fat having

Definitions

  1. fat having

Ancestry of “വണ്ണമുള്ള”, step by step

വണ്ണമുള്ള traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ഉള്ള

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഉള്ളhaving; possessing; owning
2Malayalamഉണ്ട്to be, exist, be present, be located
3Proto-Dravidian*uḷinside

via Malayalam വണ്ണം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവണ്ണംform, manner
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ →Every word from Malayalam ഉണ്ട് →Every word from Malayalam ഉള്ള →