Where does “ക്ഷാരം” come from?

ക്ഷാരം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit क्षार, from Proto-Indo-European kseros.

ക്ഷാരം (Malayalam): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “ക്ഷാരം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षारsalt, alkali; sharp, acrid, pungent; caustic,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankseros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kseros →Every word from Sanskrit क्षार →