Where does “എലിവിഷം” come from?

എലിവിഷം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam വിഷം, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

എലിവിഷം (Malayalam): rat poison

Definitions

  1. rat poison

Ancestry of “എലിവിഷം”, step by step

എലിവിഷം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam വിഷം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവിഷംpoison
2Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Malayalam എലി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഎലിrat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós