Where does “ഒട്ടകപ്പക്ഷി” come from?

ഒട്ടകപ്പക്ഷി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam പക്ഷി, from Hindi पक्षी, from Sanskrit पक्षि, from Sanskrit पक्षिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ഒട്ടകപ്പക്ഷി (Malayalam): ostrich, a flightless bird native to Africa

Definitions

  1. ostrich, a flightless bird native to Africa

Ancestry of “ഒട്ടകപ്പക്ഷി”, step by step

ഒട്ടകപ്പക്ഷി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam പക്ഷി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപക്ഷിbird
2Hindiपक्षीwinged; bird; partisan
3Sanskritपक्षिbird
4Sanskritपक्षिन्bird
5Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Hindi शुतुरमुर्ग़

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशुतुरमुर्ग़ostrich, Struthio camelus
2Classical Persianشترمرغ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Sanskrit पक्षिन् →