Where does “കിഴിക്കുക” come from?

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

കിഴിക്കുക (Malayalam): to reduce

Definitions

  1. to reduce

Ancestry of “കിഴിക്കുക”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankiz—
2Old High Germankizzī—
3Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
4Proto-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 →