Where does “വെളുപ്പ്” come from?

വെളുപ്പ് (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam വെൾ, from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ — white.

വെളുപ്പ് (Malayalam): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “വെളുപ്പ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവെൾwhite
2Proto-Dravidian*weḷwhite
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ →Every word from Malayalam വെൾ →
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