Where does “വിസ്മയം” come from?

വിസ്മയം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit विस्मय, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

വിസ്മയം (Malayalam): amazement, wonder, astonishment

Definitions

  1. amazement, wonder, astonishment

Ancestry of “വിസ്മയം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविस्मयamazement, wonder, admiration
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विस्मय →