Kollam – Quilon (Ker)

Mal: കൊല്ലം kollam ‘Palace’  [Quilon, Covlaõ]  City/District, Kerala From Mal: kollam, ‘residence of king’, ‘palace’ [kō, ‘king’; and  illam, ‘house’ cf. kōyil/kōvil/kōyilakam, ‘palace’, ‘temple’]  Kollam is an ancient port city which had...