Where does “ചക്ഷുസ്സ്” come from?

ചക്ഷുസ്സ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit चक्षुस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

ചക്ഷുസ്സ് (Malayalam): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ചക്ഷുസ്സ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचक्षुस्light; clearness
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →