Complex sentence: The name "Puttalam" may be a modification of the Tamil word "Uppuththalam", "Uppu" means salt and "Thalam" means salt production zone, which evolved into the name Puttalam.
Split into simpler sentences: The name "Puttalam" may be a modification of the Tamil word "Uppuththalam". Of which "Uppu" means salt, and "Thalam" means salt production zone, thus evolved into the name Puttalam.