Where does “പേരച്ഛൻ” come from?

പേരച്ഛൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ, from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀘𑁰𑀘𑀷𑁰, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá — today.

പേരച്ഛൻ (Malayalam): parent's elder sister's husband; husband of പേരമ്മ

Definitions

  1. parent's elder sister's husband; husband of പേരമ്മ

Ancestry of “പേരച്ഛൻ”, step by step

പേരച്ഛൻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam അച്ഛൻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅച്ഛൻfather
2Old Tamil𑀅𑀘𑁰𑀘𑀷𑁰father
3Prakrit𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚today
4Ashokan Prakrit𑀅𑀚today, now
5Sanskritअद्यtoday; nowadays; now
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hadyátoday

via Malayalam പെരു

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപെരുbig; large
2Old Tamil𑀧𑁳𑀭𑀼big
3Proto-Dravidian*perV-big
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HadyáEvery word from Sanskrit अद्यEvery word from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚
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