Where does “അലങ്കാരം” come from?

അലങ്കാരം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अलंकार, from Sanskrit अलंकृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

അലങ്കാരം (Malayalam): decoration

Definitions

  1. decoration

Ancestry of “അലങ്കാരം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअलंकारthe act of decorating
2Sanskritअलंकृto decorate, ornament
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit अलंकृ →