Where does “വ്രതം” come from?

വ്രതം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit व्रत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

വ്രതം (Malayalam): fast

Definitions

  1. fast

Ancestry of “വ്രതം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्रतwill; command; law
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwratám—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwratám—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wratám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wratám →