Where does “කොත්තමල්ලි” come from?
කොත්තමල්ලි (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil கொத்தமல்லி, from Tamil கொத்துமல்லி, from Tamil மல்லி, from Tamil மல்லன், from Tamil அன்.
කොත්තමල්ලි (Sinhalese): coriander
Definitions
- coriander
Ancestry of “කොත්තමල්ලි”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கொத்தமல்லி | coriander, Coriandrum sativum |
| 2 | Tamil | கொத்துமல்லி | — |
| 3 | Tamil | மல்லி | coriander |
| 4 | Tamil | மல்லன் | wrestler, pugilist |
| 5 | Tamil | அன் | — |