Where does “രജസ്സ്” come from?

രജസ്സ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit रजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hráȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráǰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

രജസ്സ് (Malayalam): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “രജസ്സ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरजस्darkness; dimness; darkening quality
2Proto-Indo-AryanHráȷ́as—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHráǰas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁régʷosdarkness
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráǰas →