Where does “കീടം” come from?

കീടം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कीट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás.

കീടം (Malayalam): pest, insect, worm

Definitions

  1. pest, insect, worm

Ancestry of “കീടം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकीटa worm, insect
2Proto-Indo-Aryankirtás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás →Every word from Sanskrit कीट →