Where does “വേശ്യാവൃത്തി” come from?

വേശ്യാവൃത്തി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam വൃത്തി, from Sanskrit वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

വേശ്യാവൃത്തി (Malayalam): prostitution

Definitions

prostitution

Ancestry of “വേശ്യാവൃത്തി”, step by step

വേശ്യാവൃത്തി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam വൃത്തി

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malayalam	വൃത്തി	cleanliness
2	Sanskrit	वृत्ति	method, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
3	Sanskrit	वृत्	to turn, to rotate
4	Proto-Indo-European	wert-	to turn, to rotate
5	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Malayalam വേശ്യ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malayalam	വേശ്യ	prostitute
2	Sanskrit	वेश्य	fit to be entered; fit to be settled

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Sanskrit वृत् →