English
Panicker
Panicker comes from Malayalam പണി ‘work’, and goes back to Proto-Dravidian *paṇ-V.
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*paṇ-V‘to work’reconstructed
- Malayalammodernപണിpaṇi‘work’
- Malayalam, derivedmodernപണിക്കർpaṇikkaṟ
- EnglishtodayPanicker
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*paṇ-V‘to work’reconstructed
- Malayalammodernപണിpaṇi‘work’
- Malayalam, derivedmodernപണിക്കർpaṇikkaṟ
- EnglishtodayPanicker
Every English word from Proto-Dravidian *paṇ-V
Today it means
name A surname from Malayalam.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Dravidian *paṇ-V / Panicker