Where does “ഭൃത്യൻ” come from?

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

ഭൃത്യൻ (Malayalam): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “ഭൃത്യൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभृत्यto be nourished or maintained
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 भृत्य →