Where does “മോർച്ച” come from?

മോർച്ച (Malayalam) comes from Hindi मोर्चा, from Persian مورچه, from Pahlavi pal, from Proto-Iranian tatr̥wáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

മോർച്ച (Malayalam): trench, entrenchment, fortification

Definitions

  1. trench, entrenchment, fortification

Ancestry of “മോർച്ച”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमोर्चाtrench
2Persianمورچهant
3Pahlavipal—
4Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás →