Where does “ക്ഷാമം” come from?
ക്ഷാമം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit क्षाम, from Sanskrit कष, from Hindi कृष्णा, from Sanskrit कृष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.
ക്ഷാമം (Malayalam): scarcity, dearth, want, shortage
Definitions
- scarcity, dearth, want, shortage
Ancestry of “ക്ഷാമം”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षाम | burning to ashes, charring |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कष | rubbing |
| 3 | Hindi | कृष्णा | a name of Draupadi the wife of the 5 |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृष्ण | black, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kr̥ṣnás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥šnás | black, dark |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |