Where does “വ്യഞ്ജനം” come from?

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

വ്യഞ്ജനം (Malayalam): consonant

Definitions

  1. consonant

Ancestry of “വ്യഞ്ജനം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्यञ्जनmanifesting, indicating; consonant; implied...
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 व्यञ्जन →