Where does “ഭാര്യ” come from?

ഭാര്യ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit भार्या, from Sanskrit भृ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

ഭാര്യ (Malayalam): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “ഭാര്യ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभार्याfemale possessor, mistress; wife
2Sanskritभृto bear, carry, hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Sanskrit भृ →Every word from Sanskrit भार्या →