Where does “കിഴക്ക്” come from?

കിഴക്ക് (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കീഴ്, from Middle High German kiz, from Old High German kizzī, from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

കിഴക്ക് (Malayalam): east, the cardinal direction in which the earth spins

Definitions

  1. east, the cardinal direction in which the earth spins

Ancestry of “കിഴക്ക്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകീഴ്below
2Middle High Germankiz—
3Old High Germankizzī—
4Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzī →