Where does “പുരോഹിതൻ” come from?

പുരോഹിതൻ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पुरोहित, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

പുരോഹിതൻ (Malayalam): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “പുരോഹിതൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुरोहितplaced in front, appointed, commissioned; one...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Sanskrit पुरोहित →