Where does “ബിന്ദു” come from?

ബിന്ദു (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit बिन्दु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bindúṣ — particle, globule, dot.

ബിന്ദു (Malayalam): a drop (of liquid)

Definitions

  1. a drop (of liquid)

Ancestry of “ബിന്ദു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबिन्दुa detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot; a...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbindúṣparticle, globule, dot
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bindúṣ →Every word from Sanskrit बिन्दु →
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