Where does “പവിത്രം” come from?

പവിത്രം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पवित्र, from Sanskrit पव, from Sanskrit प, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

പവിത്രം (Malayalam): holy and pure, sacred, untouched

Definitions

  1. holy and pure, sacred, untouched

Ancestry of “പവിത്രം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपवित्रpurifying, averting evil, pure, holy, sacred,...
2Sanskritपवpurification
3Sanskritपprotecting; drinking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit प →