Where does “ഘർഷണം” come from?

ഘർഷണം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit घर्षण, from Sanskrit घृष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰarṣ-.

ഘർഷണം (Malayalam): friction

Definitions

  1. friction

Ancestry of “ഘർഷണം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघर्षणrubbing, polishing; grinding, pounding; rubbing,...
2Sanskritघृष्class 1; to rub, brush, polish
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*gʰarṣ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰarṣ- →Every word from Sanskrit घृष् →Every word from Sanskrit घर्षण →