Where does “മച്ചുനൻപണം” come from?

മച്ചുനൻപണം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam പണം, from Sanskrit पण, from Sanskrit पण्, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

മച്ചുനൻപണം (Malayalam): bridegroom’s fee to the cousin of the bride

Definitions

  1. bridegroom’s fee to the cousin of the bride

Ancestry of “മച്ചുനൻപണം”, step by step

മച്ചുനൻപണം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam പണം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamപണംmoney
2Sanskritपणplay for a stake
3Sanskritपण्to barter; to purchase; to buy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Malayalam മച്ചുനൻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമച്ചുനൻsister's husband
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Sanskrit पण् →Every word from Sanskrit पण →