Where does “വാസ്തവം” come from?

വാസ്തവം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वास्तव, from Sanskrit वस्तु, from Sanskrit वास्तु॑.

വാസ്തവം (Malayalam): the fact; reality; the truth

Definitions

  1. the fact; reality; the truth

Ancestry of “വാസ്തവം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवास्तवsubstantial, real, true, genuine, being anything in the true sense of the word
2Sanskritवस्तुa thing; any really existing or abiding substance...
3Sanskritवास्तु॑—
Every word from Sanskrit वास्तु॑ →Every word from Sanskrit वस्तु →Every word from Sanskrit वास्तव →