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
- mentally retarded
Ancestry of “മന്ദബുദ്ധി”, step by step
മന്ദബുദ്ധി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam ബുദ്ധി
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ബുദ്ധി | wisdom, intelligence |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बुद्धि | intelligence, the power of forming and retaining... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰúddʰiṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰúdᶻdʰiš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰúdʰtis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via Malayalam മന്ദ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | മന്ദ | — |