Where does “ലഘു” come from?

ലഘു (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit लघु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

ലഘു (Malayalam): light, small

Definitions

  1. light, small

Ancestry of “ലഘു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलघुlight, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble etc....
2Proto-Indo-IranianHlagʰúšlightweight, swift, agile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “ലഘു”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hlagʰúš →