Where does “പ്രതിപ്രവർത്തനം” come from?

പ്രതിപ്രവർത്തനം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam പ്രതി-, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

പ്രതിപ്രവർത്തനം (Malayalam): reaction

Definitions

  1. reaction

Ancestry of “പ്രതിപ്രവർത്തനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപ്രതി-per
2Sanskritप्रति-around, upon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit प्रति- →