Where does “അധികാരം” come from?

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

അധികാരം (Malayalam): authority (power to enforce rules or give orders)

Definitions

  1. authority (power to enforce rules or give orders)

Ancestry of “അധികാരം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअधिकारauthority; government, rule, administration,...
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 →