Where does “അർണ്ണം” come from?

അർണ്ണം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अरण, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

അർണ്ണം (Malayalam): teak tree

Definitions

  1. teak tree

Ancestry of “അർണ്ണം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअरणstrange, foreign; distant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Sanskrit अरण →