Where does “കനം” come from?

കനം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit घन, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

കനം (Malayalam): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “കനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघनa killer, striker, destroyer; slaying; an iron...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “കനം”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Sanskrit घन →