Why learning about origins of place names is fascinating
Puthuppady, Kerala -Located near the town of Muvattupuzha, this small village's name is said to mean "new land" because of the words "puthu" which could be derived from the Malayalam words "puthiya" meaning "new" and "pady" which means "land. -(stated by a local source as there is no amount of data on my maternal home-town) This is an example of how my curiosity is piqued about historical facts like this that make me keen on sewing back the lost fragments of the intricate woven tapestries of the world's story. And, as a Minecraft player, I start to think about the world, our world, differently as I start to look at modern settlements and cities awhole lot differently. Like, SOMEONE made that and SOMEONE DESIGNED that and gave it a name that means something unique or for whatever reason. Maybe it was founded by a group of people. Maybe they founded it after being chased away or maybe they migrated from a far-off or nearb...
