Where does “അത്യുത്തമം” come from?

അത്യുത്തമം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam അതി-, from Sanskrit अति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áti, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

അത്യുത്തമം (Malayalam): excellent; best

Definitions

  1. excellent; best

Ancestry of “അത്യുത്തമം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅതി-beyond, too much, very
2Sanskritअतिover-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very
3Proto-Indo-Aryanáti
4Proto-Indo-Iranianátiover
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti