Where does “मालिका” come from?

मालिका (Sanskrit) comes from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

मालिका (Sanskrit): garland

Definitions

  1. garland

Ancestry of “मालिका”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dravidiandra—
2Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “मालिका”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →