Where does “കാഷ്ഠം” come from?

കാഷ്ഠം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit काष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

കാഷ്ഠം (Malayalam): wood, stick

Definitions

  1. wood, stick

Ancestry of “കാഷ്ഠം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकाष्ठwood, timber
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit काष्ठ →
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