Where does “ദാഹം” come from?

ദാഹം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit दाह, from Sanskrit दह्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

ദാഹം (Malayalam): thirst for water

Definitions

  1. thirst for water

Ancestry of “ദാഹം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदाहburning, combustion, conflagration, heat; place...
2Sanskritदह्to burn, consume by fire, scorch, roast; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit दह् →Every word from Sanskrit दाह →