Where does “വിഷയം” come from?

വിഷയം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit विषय, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

വിഷയം (Malayalam): subject

Definitions

  1. subject

Ancestry of “വിഷയം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविषयa thing
2Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →