Where does “മുൻഭാഗം” come from?

മുൻഭാഗം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ഭാഗം, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.

മുൻഭാഗം (Malayalam): front part

Definitions

  1. front part

Ancestry of “മുൻഭാഗം”, step by step

മുൻഭാഗം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam ഭാഗം

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഭാഗംpart
2Sanskritभागpart, portion, share, allotment; compartment,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Malayalam മുൻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമുൻprevious, before
2Proto-Dravidian*munprevious, before, front
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