Where does “പുണ്യഭൂമി” come from?

പുണ്യഭൂമി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ഭൂമി, from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

പുണ്യഭൂമി (Malayalam): holy land

Definitions

  1. holy land

Ancestry of “പുണ്യഭൂമി”, step by step

പുണ്യഭൂമി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ഭൂമി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഭൂമിearth
2Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Malayalam പുണ്യ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപുണ്യholy
2Sanskritपुण्यthe good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...
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