Where does “ശങ്ക” come from?

ശങ്ക (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शङ्का, from Sanskrit शङ्क्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

ശങ്ക (Malayalam): doubt, worry, uncertainty

Definitions

  1. doubt, worry, uncertainty

Ancestry of “ശങ്ക”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशङ्काdoubt, suspicion, distrust, fear
2Sanskritशङ्क्to doubt; to hesitate; to suppose, assume
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Sanskrit शङ्क् →Every word from Sanskrit शङ्का →