Where does “ഉഷസ്സ്” come from?
ഉഷസ്സ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit उषस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hušā́s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.
ഉഷസ്സ് (Malayalam): morning
Definitions
- morning
Ancestry of “ഉഷസ്സ്”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | उषस् | morning light, dawn, morning; Ushas; the evening... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hušā́s | dawn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwsōs | dawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éws-os-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |