Where does “മർമ്മം” come from?

മർമ്മം (Malayalam) comes from Hindi मर्म, from Sanskrit मर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥meno-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

മർമ്മം (Malayalam): chi; mortal spot, vulnerable point, any open or exposed or weak or sensitive part of the body

Definitions

  1. chi; mortal spot, vulnerable point, any open or exposed or weak or sensitive part of the body

Ancestry of “മർമ്മം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमर्मheart
2Sanskritमर्मन्mortal spot, vulnerable point, any open or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥meno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥meno- →Every word from Sanskrit मर्मन् →