Where does “വദനം” come from?

വദനം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वदन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

വദനം (Malayalam): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “വദനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवदनmouth, face; speaking, saying
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit वदन →