Where does “മലബന്ധം” come from?

മലബന്ധം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam മലം, from Sanskrit मल, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

മലബന്ധം (Malayalam): constipation

Definitions

  1. constipation

Ancestry of “മലബന്ധം”, step by step

മലബന്ധം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam മലം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമലംexcrement, stool, feces, shit
2Sanskritमलdirty; niggardly?; unbelieving, godless
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Malayalam ബന്ധം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamബന്ധംrelationship
2Sanskritबन्धa binding, fetter, tie, bond; tying, fastening,...
3Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →