Where does “അന്തി” come from?
അന്തി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अन्ति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hanti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
അന്തി (Malayalam): nightfall, dusk
Definitions
- nightfall, dusk
Ancestry of “അന്തി”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्ति | near, before, in the presence of; to, in the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hanti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hanti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |