Where does “കഫം” come from?

കഫം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कफ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapʰas — mucus, phlegm.

കഫം (Malayalam): phlegm

Definitions

  1. phlegm

Ancestry of “കഫം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकफphlegm
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankapʰasmucus, phlegm
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapʰas →Every word from Sanskrit कफ →