Where does “ഭുജംഗം” come from?

ഭുജംഗം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit भुजङ्ग, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

ഭുജംഗം (Malayalam): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “ഭുജംഗം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभुजङ्गa serpent, snake; a mythical serpent-demon
2Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग →Every word from Sanskrit भुजङ्ग →