Where does “ധനം” come from?

ധനം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit धन, from Sanskrit धन्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

ധനം (Malayalam): wealth

Definitions

  1. wealth

Ancestry of “ധനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधनthe prize of a contest; booty; contest, strife;...
2Sanskritधन्cl.1 P. धनति, to sound L; cl.3 P. दधन्ति. to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit धन् →Every word from Sanskrit धन →
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