Where does “കാരം” come from?

കാരം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit क्षार, from Proto-Indo-European kseros.

കാരം (Malayalam): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “കാരം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षारsalt, alkali; sharp, acrid, pungent; caustic,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankseros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kseros →Every word from Sanskrit क्षार →
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