Where does “ചന്തം” come from?

ചന്തം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit छन्द्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

ചന്തം (Malayalam): beauty

Definitions

  1. beauty

Ancestry of “ചന്തം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछन्द्to seem, appear, be considered as
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*śćand-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*śćand-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćand- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćand- →