Where does “അഭയം” come from?

അഭയം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अभय, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

അഭയം (Malayalam): refuge

Definitions

  1. refuge

Ancestry of “അഭയം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभयfearlessness; sanctuary
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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