Where does “amshom” come from?

amshom (English) comes from Malayalam അംശം, from Sanskrit अंश, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánćas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ónḱos.

amshom (English): Part of a taluk; a subdistrict

Definitions

  1. Part of a taluk; a subdistrict

Ancestry of “amshom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅംശംpart; small portion
2Sanskritअंशa share, portion, part, party; partition,...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHánćaspart, portion, share
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ónḱos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ónḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánćas →Every word from Sanskrit अंश →
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