Where does “അധികം” come from?

അധികം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अधिक, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

അധികം (Malayalam): degree

Definitions

  1. degree

Ancestry of “അധികം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअधिकadditional, subsequent, supernumerary, redundant,...
2Sanskritअधिover, above
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अधि →