Where does “മോഹം” come from?
മോഹം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máwǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- — to err, to be foolish, to deviate.
മോഹം (Malayalam): desire
Definitions
- desire
Ancestry of “മോഹം”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मोह | loss of consciousness, bewilderment, perplexity,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máwǰʰas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- | to err, to be foolish, to deviate |