Where does “വായന” come from?

വായന (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वाचन, from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

വായന (Malayalam): reading

Definitions

  1. reading

Ancestry of “വായന”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाचनthe act of reciting, recitation
2Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
3Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “വായന”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वचन →