Where does “തീക്ഷ്ണം” come from?

തീക്ഷ്ണം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tig-s-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

തീക്ഷ്ണം (Malayalam): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “തീക്ഷ്ണം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतीक्ष्णsharp; hot, pungent, fiery; keen, sharp
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tig-s-nó-s—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tig-s-nó-s →Every word from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण →