Where does “logam” come from?

logam (Classical Malay) comes from Tamil உலோகம், from Sanskrit लोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

logam (Classical Malay): Any of a number of chemical elements in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of chemical elements in the...

Ancestry of “logam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉலோகம்metal
2Sanskritलोहred, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHrawdʰásred metal, copper, brass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “logam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás →