Where does “വിനിമയം” come from?

വിനിമയം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit विनिमय, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

വിനിമയം (Malayalam): exchange; barter

Definitions

  1. exchange; barter

Ancestry of “വിനിമയം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविनिमयexchange, barter
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →