Where does “ഗാനം” come from?

ഗാനം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit गान, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaH-, from Proto-Indo-European geH- — to sing; to cry.

ഗാനം (Malayalam): song, music

Definitions

  1. song, music

Ancestry of “ഗാനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगानsong, singing; sound
2Proto-Indo-IraniangaH-sing
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangeH-to sing; to cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaH- →Every word from Sanskrit गान →