Where does “ചങ്ക്” come from?

ചങ്ക് (Malayalam) comes 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.

ചങ്ക് (Malayalam): conch

Definitions

  1. conch

Ancestry of “ചങ്ക്”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ചങ്ക്”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás →