Where does “അയൽക്കാരൻ” come from?

അയൽക്കാരൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam -കാരൻ, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

അയൽക്കാരൻ (Malayalam): neighbour

Definitions

  1. neighbour

Ancestry of “അയൽക്കാരൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalam-കാരൻmale; one who does, by profession, etc
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Malayalam -കാരൻ →