English
Thottam
Thottam comes from Malayalam തോറ്റം ‘praise’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *stew-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stew-‘to praise, laud’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*staw-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्तुstu‘to praise, laud’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEस्तोत्र‘eulogium, a hymn of praise, ode’
- Malayalammodernതോറ്റംtōṟṟaṁ‘praise’
- EnglishtodayThottam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stew-‘to praise, laud’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*staw-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्तुstu‘to praise, laud’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEस्तोत्र‘eulogium, a hymn of praise, ode’
- Malayalammodernതോറ്റംtōṟṟaṁ‘praise’
- EnglishtodayThottam
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stew- ‘to praise, laud’
Today it means
name A surname from Malayalam.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *stew- / Thottam