Where does “അശനി” come from?

അശനി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अशनि, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

അശനി (Malayalam): thunderbolt

Definitions

  1. thunderbolt

Ancestry of “അശനി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअशनिthe thunderbolt, a flash of lightning; the tip of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit अशनि →
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