Where does “അബ്ബ്ദം” come from?

അബ്ബ്ദം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अब्द, from Sanskrit अप्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

അബ്ബ്ദം (Malayalam): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “അബ്ബ്ദം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअब्द“giving water” a cloud; a year
2Sanskritअप्water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Sanskrit अप् →