Where does “പരുഷ” come from?

പരുഷ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit परुष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parHušás — grey.

പരുഷ (Malayalam): rough

Definitions

  1. rough

Ancestry of “പരുഷ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरुषspotted, variegated, dirty-colored
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*parHušásgrey
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *parHušás →Every word from Sanskrit परुष →