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

  1. coriander

Ancestry of “කොත්තමල්ලි”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகொத்தமல்லிcoriander, Coriandrum sativum
2Tamilகொத்துமல்லி—
3Tamilமல்லிcoriander
4Tamilமல்லன்wrestler, pugilist
5Tamilஅன்—
Every word from Tamil அன் →Every word from Tamil மல்லன் →Every word from Tamil மல்லி →