Where does “നാലായിരം” come from?

നാലായിരം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ആയിരം, from Sanskrit सहस्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

നാലായിരം (Malayalam): four thousand

Definitions

  1. four thousand

Ancestry of “നാലായിരം”, step by step

നാലായിരം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ആയിരം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamആയിരംthousand
2Sanskritसहस्रa thousand; a thousand cows or gifts; any very...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansaȷ́ʰásramone thousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-ǵʰéslom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Malayalam നാല്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamനാല്four (numeral: ൪)
2Old Swedishnālneedle
3Old Norsenálneedle
4Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom
നാലായിരം — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer