Where does “ഗായത്രി” come from?

ഗായത്രി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit गायत्री, from Proto-Indo-European geH- — to sing; to cry.

ഗായത്രി (Malayalam): An ancient metre

Definitions

  1. An ancient metre

Ancestry of “ഗായത്രി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगायत्रीan ancient metre of twenty-four syllables
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangeH-to sing; to cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geH- →Every word from Sanskrit गायत्री →