Where does “തിക്തം” come from?

തിക്തം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तिक्त, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tiǵtós — sharp.

തിക്തം (Malayalam): bitterness

Definitions

  1. bitterness

Ancestry of “തിക്തം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतिक्तbitter; pungent
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tiǵtóssharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tiǵtós →Every word from Sanskrit तिक्त →