Where does “ഗൂഢം” come from?

ഗൂഢം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit गूढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gʰuẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰuždʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- — to hide, conceal.

ഗൂഢം (Malayalam): mysterious, hidden, secret, private

Definitions

  1. mysterious, hidden, secret, private

Ancestry of “ഗൂഢം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगूढcovered, hidden, concealed; secret, private;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryangʰuẓḍʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰuždʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰawȷ́ʰ-to hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰuždʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gʰuẓḍʰás →
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