Where does “തൈമസ്” come from?

തൈമസ് (Malayalam) comes from English thymus, from New Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

തൈമസ് (Malayalam): thymus

Definitions

  1. thymus

Ancestry of “തൈമസ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthymusA ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic...
2New Latinthymus—
3Ancient Greekθύμοςa warty excrescence, so called from its likeness...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek θύμος →Every word from New Latin thymus →