Where does “അവ്യയം” come from?

അവ്യയം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अव्यय, from Sanskrit अवि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háwiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

അവ്യയം (Malayalam): particle (part of speech)

Definitions

  1. particle (part of speech)

Ancestry of “അവ്യയം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअव्ययOf or pertaining to sheep; an indeclinable word,...
2Sanskritअविsheep; the woollen soma strainer; protector, lord
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáwiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáwišsheep; bird
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háwiṣ →