Where does “അഭിനയം” come from?

അഭിനയം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अभिनय, from Sanskrit अभि-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

അഭിനയം (Malayalam): acting (in movie, drama, play, etc.)

Definitions

  1. acting (in movie, drama, play, etc.)

Ancestry of “അഭിനയം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभिनयacting; dramatic action that is expressive of...
2Sanskritअभि-(a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Sanskrit अ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-