Where does “ധാന്യം” come from?

ധാന്യം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit धान्य, from Sanskrit धाना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

ധാന്യം (Malayalam): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “ധാന്യം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधान्यcorn, grain; coriander
2Sanskritधानाgrain; corn
3Proto-Indo-IraniandʰaHnáHseed, grain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰoHnéh₂grain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH →