Where does “മജ്ജ” come from?

മജ്ജ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मज्जा, from Sanskrit मज्जन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

മജ്ജ (Malayalam): bone marrow

Definitions

  1. bone marrow

Ancestry of “മജ്ജ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमज्जाmarrow (of the bones), pith
2Sanskritमज्जन्marrow (of the bones), pith
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́ →Every word from Sanskrit मज्जन् →