Where does “പക്ഷി” come from?

പക്ഷി (Malayalam) comes from Hindi पक्षी, from Sanskrit पक्षि, from Sanskrit पक्षिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

പക്ഷി (Malayalam): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “പക്ഷി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपक्षीwinged; bird; partisan
2Sanskritपक्षिbird
3Sanskritपक्षिन्bird
4Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “പക്ഷി”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Sanskrit पक्षिन् →