Where does “അമ്ലം” come from?

അമ്ലം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अम्ल, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

അമ്ലം (Malayalam): acid

Definitions

  1. acid

Ancestry of “അമ്ലം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअम्लsour; sour; acid, vinegar; sour; wood-sorrel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Sanskrit अम्ल →