Where does “അഴുക്കായ” come from?

അഴുക്കായ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ആയ, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

അഴുക്കായ (Malayalam): dirty

Definitions

  1. dirty

Ancestry of “അഴുക്കായ”, step by step

അഴുക്കായ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ആയ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamആയhelper laborer woman employed for cleaning and assisting activities in an organization
2Portugueseaialady-in-waiting; tutor, teacher; chambermaid
3Latinaviagrandmother; groundsel; singular feminine...
4Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
5Proto-Celticabūriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Malayalam അഴുക്ക്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅഴുക്ക്dirt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Celtic abūEvery word from Latin avus