Where does “ജലവായു” come from?

ജലവായു (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam വായു, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ജലവായു (Malayalam): hydrogen

Definitions

  1. hydrogen

Ancestry of “ജലവായു”, step by step

ജലവായു traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam വായു

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവായുair
2Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Malayalam ജലം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamജലംwater
2Sanskritजलstupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;...
3Sanskritजल्to be sharp; to be stiff or dull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš →