Where does “തേയു” come from?

തേയു (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

തേയു (Malayalam): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “തേയു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतेजस्the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a...
2Proto-Indo-Aryantáyȷ́as—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as →Every word from Sanskrit तेजस् →
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