Where does “ചങ്കുറപ്പ്” come from?

ചങ്കുറപ്പ് (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ചങ്ക്, from Sanskrit शङ्ख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śankʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

ചങ്കുറപ്പ് (Malayalam): courage

Definitions

  1. courage

Ancestry of “ചങ്കുറപ്പ്”, step by step

ചങ്കുറപ്പ് traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ചങ്ക്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamചങ്ക്conch
2Sanskritशङ्खa shell, the conch-shell; a particularly high...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśankʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćankʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóngʰ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel

via Malayalam ഉറപ്പ്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഉറപ്പ്surety
2Malayalam-പ്പ്—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás →