Where does “ലോഹം” come from?

ലോഹം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit लोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ലോഹം (Malayalam): metal, material which when polished shows lustrous appearance and, also conducts heat and electricity

Definitions

  1. metal, material which when polished shows lustrous appearance and, also conducts heat and electricity

Ancestry of “ലോഹം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोहred, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHrawdʰásred metal, copper, brass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás →