Where does “വിശേഷണം” come from?

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

വിശേഷണം (Malayalam): modifier (adjective, adverb, etc.)

Definitions

  1. modifier (adjective, adverb, etc.)

Ancestry of “വിശേഷണം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविशेषणadjective
2Sanskritविशिष्to distinguish, make distinct or different, particularise, specify, define
3Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
6Proto-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 →