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Malayalam came from Tamil

Updated: 4/26/2024
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12y ago

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Malayalam originated from ancient Tamil in the 6th century, of which Modern Tamil was also derived. An alternative theory proposes a split in more ancient times. Before Malayalam came into being, Old Tamil was used in literature and courts of a region called Tamilakam, a famous example being Silappatikaram. While Dravidian Tamil used to be the ruling language of the Chera Dynasty

Though Malayalam is of Dravidian origin, it is composed of 80% Sanskrit words...

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Malayalam and Tamil are two distinct Dravidian languages. While they share some linguistic similarities due to their shared origins, Malayalam developed as a separate language around the 9th century. The two languages have since evolved independently.

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