Where does “പുസ്തകം” come from?

പുസ്തകം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

പുസ്തകം (Malayalam): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “പുസ്തകം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तक →