Where does “പുച്ഛം” come from?

പുച്ഛം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पुच्छ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian púsćas, from Proto-Indo-European puḱsos.

പുച്ഛം (Malayalam): contempt, scorn, abhorrence, decision

Definitions

  1. contempt, scorn, abhorrence, decision

Ancestry of “പുച്ഛം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुच्छtail; hind-part
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpúsćastail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱsos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian púsćas →Every word from Sanskrit पुच्छ →
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