Where does “മർത്ത്യൻ” come from?

മർത്ത്യൻ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मर्त्य, from Sanskrit पद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

മർത്ത്യൻ (Malayalam): human

Definitions

  1. human

Ancestry of “മർത്ത്യൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमर्त्यa mortal, man, person; the world of mortals, the...
2Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm