Where does “പക്ഷിക്കൂട്” come from?

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

പക്ഷിക്കൂട് (Malayalam): bird's nest

Definitions

  1. bird's nest

Ancestry of “പക്ഷിക്കൂട്”, step by step

പക്ഷിക്കൂട് traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam പക്ഷി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപക്ഷിbird
2Hindiपक्षीwinged; bird; partisan
3Sanskritपक्षिbird
4Sanskritपक्षिन्bird
5Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Malayalam കൂട്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകൂട്nest
2Proto-Dravidiankūṭunest, receptacle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Sanskrit पक्षिन् →