Where does “ലാഭം” come from?

ലാഭം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit लाभ, from Sanskrit लभ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

ലാഭം (Malayalam): profit

Definitions

  1. profit

Ancestry of “ലാഭം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलाभmeeting with, finding; obtaining, getting,...
2Sanskritलभ्to gain, possess
3Proto-Indo-Iranianlabʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlebʰ-youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लभ् →