Where does “ശത്രു” come from?

ശത്രു (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शत्रु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śátruṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćátruš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱét-ru-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱet- — to be angry.

ശത്രു (Malayalam): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “ശത്രു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशत्रुliterally probably "overthrower"; enemy, foe;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśátruṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćátruš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱét-ru-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱet-to be angry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱét-ru-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćátruš →