Where does “ഇന്ധനം” come from?

ഇന്ധനം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit इन्धन, from Sanskrit इध्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Haydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

ഇന്ധനം (Malayalam): fuel

Definitions

  1. fuel

Ancestry of “ഇന്ധനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइन्धनkindling, lighting; fuel
2Sanskritइध्to kindle
3Proto-Indo-AryanHaydʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHaydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Haydʰ- →