Where does “ആരണ്യം” come from?

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

ആരണ്യം (Malayalam): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “ആരണ്യം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआरण्यof, belonging to, or coming from forest; wild, forest-born
2Sanskritअरण्यa foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;...
3Sanskritअरणstrange, foreign; distant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Sanskrit अरण →Every word from Sanskrit अरण्य →