Where does “മുത്തച്ഛൻ” come from?

മുത്തച്ഛൻ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ, from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀘𑁰𑀘𑀷𑁰, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá — today.

മുത്തച്ഛൻ (Malayalam): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “മുത്തച്ഛൻ”, step by step

മുത്തച്ഛൻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam അച്ഛൻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഅച്ഛൻfather
2Old Tamil𑀅𑀘𑁰𑀘𑀷𑁰father
3Prakrit𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚today
4Ashokan Prakrit𑀅𑀚today, now
5Sanskritअद्यtoday; nowadays; now
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hadyátoday

via Malayalam മൂത്ത

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമൂത്തelder
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá →Every word from Sanskrit अद्य →Every word from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚 →