Where does “വേശ്യ” come from?

വേശ്യ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वेश्य — fit to be entered; fit to be settled.

വേശ്യ (Malayalam): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “വേശ്യ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवेश्यfit to be entered; fit to be settled

Words derived from “വേശ്യ

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