Where does “ആധുനിക” come from?

ആധുനിക (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit आधुनिक, from Sanskrit अधुना, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

ആധുനിക (Malayalam): modern

Definitions

  1. modern

Ancestry of “ആധുനിക”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआधुनिकnew, recent, of the present moment
2Sanskritअधुनाat this time, now
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →