Where does “മരുഭൂമി” come from?

മരുഭൂമി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मरुभूमि, from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

മരുഭൂമി (Malayalam): desert

Definitions

  1. desert

Ancestry of “മരുഭൂമി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमरुभूमिdesert
2Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš →Every word from Sanskrit भूमि →