Where does “മന്ദബുദ്ധി” come from?

മന്ദബുദ്ധി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ബുദ്ധി, from Sanskrit बुद्धि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰúddʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

മന്ദബുദ്ധി (Malayalam): mentally retarded

Definitions

  1. mentally retarded

Ancestry of “മന്ദബുദ്ധി”, step by step

മന്ദബുദ്ധി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ബുദ്ധി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamബുദ്ധിwisdom, intelligence
2Sanskritबुद्धिintelligence, the power of forming and retaining...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúddʰiṣ
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúdᶻdʰiš
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰtis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Malayalam മന്ദ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമന്ദ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtisEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš