Where does “ലഘുത്വം” come from?

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

ലഘുത്വം (Malayalam): lightness

Definitions

  1. lightness

Ancestry of “ലഘുത്വം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamലഘുlight, small
2Sanskritलघुlight, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble etc....
3Proto-Indo-IranianHlagʰúšlightweight, swift, agile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hlagʰúš →