Where does “मलयाळम्” come from?

मलयाळम् (Sanskrit) comes from Malayalam മലയാളം, from Malayalam മല, from Sanskrit मूल — root; radish; base, foundation.

मलयाळम् (Sanskrit): Malayalam

Definitions

  1. Malayalam

Ancestry of “मलयाळम्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമലയാളംthe Malayalam language
2Malayalamമലhill; mountain
3Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Sanskrit मूल →Every word from Malayalam മല →Every word from Malayalam മലയാളം →