Where does “കൈവശം” come from?

കൈവശം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കൈ, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.

കൈവശം (Malayalam): in possession

Definitions

  1. in possession

Ancestry of “കൈവശം”, step by step

കൈവശം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കൈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകൈhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—

via Malayalam വശം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവശംside
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kay →Every word from Malayalam കൈ →