Where does “ഐരാവതം” come from?

ഐരാവതം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit ऐरावत, from Sanskrit इरावत्, from Sanskrit -वत्, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

ഐരാവതം (Malayalam): Airavata; mythological white elephant

Definitions

  1. Airavata; mythological white elephant

Ancestry of “ഐരാവതം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऐरावतproduced from the ocean; name of Indra's elephant
2Sanskritइरावत्possessing food, full of food
3Sanskrit-वत्-ful, rich; as, like; having the qualities of
4Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →Every word from Sanskrit -वत् →Every word from Sanskrit इरावत् →