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English

Kerala

Kerala comes from Malayalam കേരളം, and goes back to Old Tamil 𑀓𑁂𑀭𑀴𑀫𑁆.

  1. Old Tamilmodern𑀓𑁂𑀭𑀴𑀫𑁆
  2. Malayalammodernകേരളംkēraḷaṁ
  3. EnglishtodayKerala

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Tamilmodern𑀓𑁂𑀭𑀴𑀫𑁆
  2. Malayalammodernകേരളംkēraḷaṁ
  3. EnglishtodayKerala

The story

Borrowed from Malayalam കേരളം (kēraḷaṁ), which is of uncertain origin.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain. One popular theory derives the name from Malayalam കേരം (kēraṁ, “coconut tree”) and Malayalam അളം (aḷaṁ, “land”), thus "land of coconuts", which is also the state's nickname.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.

Every English word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁂𑀭𑀴𑀫𑁆

Today it means

name A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum). Largest city: Kochi (formerly known as Cochin).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Tamil 𑀓𑁂𑀭𑀴𑀫𑁆 / Kerala

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