Where does “ഗിരികന്ദരം” come from?

ഗിരികന്ദരം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ഗിരി, from Sanskrit गिरि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Híš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

ഗിരികന്ദരം (Malayalam): a mountain cave

Definitions

  1. a mountain cave

Ancestry of “ഗിരികന്ദരം”, step by step

ഗിരികന്ദരം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ഗിരി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഗിരിmountain
2Sanskritगिरिmountain, hill, rock, elevation, rising-ground;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Híšmountain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

via Malayalam കന്ദരം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകന്ദരംglen, dale
2Sanskritकन्दर"great cliff", an artificial or natural cave, glen, defile, valley
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