Where does “നിരീക്ഷണം” come from?

നിരീക്ഷണം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit निरीक्षण, from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

നിരീക്ഷണം (Malayalam): observation

Definitions

  1. observation

Ancestry of “നിരീക്ഷണം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिरीक्षणlooking at, regarding
2Sanskritनिस्out, forth, away &c
3Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →