Where does “തർക്കം” come from?

തർക്കം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तर्क, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

തർക്കം (Malayalam): dispute

Definitions

  1. dispute

Ancestry of “തർക്കം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतर्कconjecture; reasoning, speculation, inquiry;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit तर्क →