Where does “മരം” come from?

മരം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मर, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

മരം (Malayalam): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “മരം”, step by step

മരം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमरdeath, dying
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Proto-Dravidian *maran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*marantree

Words derived from “മരം”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Sanskrit मर →