Where does “കഴിഞ്ഞു” come from?

കഴിഞ്ഞു (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കഴിയുക, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓi — time to pass, be spent.

കഴിഞ്ഞു (Malayalam): finished

Definitions

  1. finished

Ancestry of “കഴിഞ്ഞു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayalamകഴിയുകTo be over; be spent
2Proto-Dravidian*kaẓitime to pass, be spent
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓi →Every word from Malayalam കഴിയുക →
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