Where does “മത്തേഭം” come from?

മത്തേഭം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मत्तेभ, from Sanskrit मत्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matˢtás, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

മത്തേഭം (Malayalam): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “മത്തേഭം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमत्तेभa furious or ruttish elephant
2Sanskritमत्तintoxicated, drunk, inebriated; in rut, furious;...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmatˢtásdrunk, intoxicated
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian matˢtás →Every word from Sanskrit मत्त →