Where does “രണ്ടായിരം” come from?
രണ്ടായിരം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ആയിരം, from Sanskrit सहस्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
രണ്ടായിരം (Malayalam): two thousand; 2000
Definitions
- two thousand; 2000
Ancestry of “രണ്ടായിരം”, step by step
രണ്ടായിരം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam ആയിരം
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ആയിരം | thousand |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सहस्र | a thousand; a thousand cows or gifts; any very... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saȷ́ʰásram | one thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-ǵʰéslom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |