Where does “കപടമായ” come from?

കപടമായ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ആയ, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

കപടമായ (Malayalam): fake

Definitions

  1. fake

Ancestry of “കപടമായ”, step by step

കപടമായ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ആയ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamആയhelper laborer woman employed for cleaning and assisting activities in an organization
2Portugueseaialady-in-waiting; tutor, teacher; chambermaid
3Latinaviagrandmother; groundsel; singular feminine...
4Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
5Proto-Celticabūriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Malayalam കപടം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകപടംfake
2Sanskritकपटfraud, deceit, cheating, circumvention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Celtic abūEvery word from Latin avus
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