Where does “പദാർത്ഥം” come from?

പദാർത്ഥം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पदार्थ, from Sanskrit पद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

പദാർത്ഥം (Malayalam): matter

Definitions

  1. matter

Ancestry of “പദാർത്ഥം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपदार्थthe meaning of a word; that which corresponds to...
2Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm