Where does “രഹസ്യ” come from?

രഹസ്യ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit रहस्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raȷ́ʰ- — to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon.

രഹസ്യ (Malayalam): secret

Definitions

  1. secret

Ancestry of “രഹസ്യ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरहस्यsecret, private, clandestine, concealed,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianraȷ́ʰ-to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian raȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit रहस्य →