Where does “അക്ഷം” come from?

അക്ഷം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱs-os.

അക്ഷം (Malayalam): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “അക്ഷം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअक्षaxle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćšasaxle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱs-os—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱs-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćšas →Every word from Sanskrit अक्ष →