Where does “കൊന്ത” come from?

കൊന്ത (Malayalam) comes from Portuguese conta, from Portuguese contar, from Old Portuguese contar, from Latin computare, from Latin computo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

കൊന്ത (Malayalam): rosary

Definitions

  1. rosary

Ancestry of “കൊന്ത”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecontaoperation, calculation; account; bead
2Portuguesecontarto tell that; to tell; to narrate; to count
3Old Portuguesecontar
4Latincomputarepresent active infinitive of computō;...
5LatincomputoI calculate, compute, reckon together
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu
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