Where does “ധിക്കാരി” come from?

ധിക്കാരി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit धिक्कार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ധിക്കാരി (Malayalam): an arrogant and disobedient person

Definitions

  1. an arrogant and disobedient person

Ancestry of “ധിക്കാരി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधिक्कारreproach, contempt, disregard
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Sanskrit धिक्कार →