Where does “കഷായം” come from?

കഷായം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कषाय, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

കഷായം (Malayalam): an astringent extract of juice

Definitions

  1. an astringent extract of juice

Ancestry of “കഷായം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकषायastringent
2Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kars- →Every word from Sanskrit कषाय →