Where does “അച്ഛൻ” come from?

അച്ഛൻ (Malayalam) comes from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀘𑁰𑀘𑀷𑁰, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá — today.

അച്ഛൻ (Malayalam): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “അച്ഛൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀅𑀘𑁰𑀘𑀷𑁰father
2Prakrit𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚today
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀅𑀚today, now
4Sanskritअद्यtoday; nowadays; now
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hadyátoday

Words derived from “അച്ഛൻ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá →Every word from Sanskrit अद्य →Every word from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚 →