Where does “കൈയക്ഷരം” come from?

കൈയക്ഷരം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam അക്ഷരം, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

കൈയക്ഷരം (Malayalam): handwriting

Definitions

  1. handwriting

Ancestry of “കൈയക്ഷരം”, step by step

കൈയക്ഷരം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam അക്ഷരം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅക്ഷരംletter of the alphabet
2Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Malayalam കൈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകൈhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →