Where does “കമ്പം” come from?

കമ്പം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कम्प, from Sanskrit कम्प्, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

കമ്പം (Malayalam): vibration

Definitions

  1. vibration

Ancestry of “കമ്പം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकम्पtrembling motion, tremor, shaking; an earthquake;...
2Sanskritकम्प्to tremble, shake; to cause to tremble or shake;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Sanskrit कम्प् →Every word from Sanskrit कम्प →