Where does “ഖദ്യോതം” come from?

ഖദ്യോതം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit खद्योत, from Sanskrit ख, from Sanskrit खन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH-, from Proto-Indo-European kenh₂- — to be pleased, enjoy.

ഖദ്യോതം (Malayalam): firefly

Definitions

  1. firefly

Ancestry of “ഖദ്യോതം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखद्योत“sky-illuminator” a firefly
2Sanskritखsky
3Sanskritखन्to dig, dig up, delve, turn up the soil,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kanH-to love, take pleasure in
5Proto-Indo-Europeankenh₂-to be pleased, enjoy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH- →Every word from Sanskrit खन् →