Where does “അമ്ലമഴ” come from?

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

അമ്ലമഴ (Malayalam): acid rain

Definitions

  1. acid rain

Ancestry of “അമ്ലമഴ”, step by step

അമ്ലമഴ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam അമ്ല

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅമ്ലacidic
2Sanskritअम्लsour; sour; acid, vinegar; sour; wood-sorrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Malayalam മഴ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമഴrain; condensed water falling from a cloud
2Proto-Dravidianmaẓayrain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Sanskrit अम्ल →