Where does “തുച്ഛം” come from?

തുച്ഛം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तुच्छ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tuśćyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tušćyás, from Proto-Indo-European tus-sḱ-yós, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

തുച്ഛം (Malayalam): little

Definitions

  1. little

Ancestry of “തുച്ഛം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतुच्छempty, vain, small, little, trifling; anything...
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*tuśćyás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*tušćyás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantus-sḱ-yósempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
6Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tus-sḱ-yós →