Where does “ബന്ധു” come from?

ബന്ധു (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit बन्धु, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

ബന്ധു (Malayalam): relative

Definitions

  1. relative

Ancestry of “ബന്ധു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबन्धुconnection, relation, association; kinship,...
2Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध् →Every word from Sanskrit बन्धु →