Where does “നാഡീകോശം” come from?

നാഡീകോശം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam നാഡി, from Sanskrit नाडी, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nadíH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

നാഡീകോശം (Malayalam): neuron

Definitions

  1. neuron

Ancestry of “നാഡീകോശം”, step by step

നാഡീകോശം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam നാഡി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamനാഡിnerve
2Sanskritनाडीtube; a measure of time; flute, pipe, tube,...
3Proto-Indo-AryannadíH—
4Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Malayalam കോശം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകോശംcell of living organism
2Sanskritकोशcask, vessel for holding liquids, cloud; pail,...
3Sanskritकुश्यतिto embrace, enfold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →