Where does “കുതിരശക്തി” come from?

കുതിരശക്തി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ശക്തി, from Sanskrit शक्ति, from Sanskrit शक्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

കുതിരശക്തി (Malayalam): horsepower

Definitions

  1. horsepower

Ancestry of “കുതിരശക്തി”, step by step

കുതിരശക്തി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ശക്തി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamശക്തിpower, force, strength
2Sanskritशक्तिstrength, power, might; ability
3Sanskritशक्to be able; can
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

via Malayalam കുതിര

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകുതിരhorse
2Proto-Dravidian*kut-ir-ay—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →Every word from Sanskrit शक् →Every word from Sanskrit शक्ति →