Where does “ശരത്” come from?

ശരത് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शरद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćarHáts, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

ശരത് (Malayalam): autumn

Definitions

  1. autumn

Ancestry of “ശരത്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशरद्autumn, autumnal season comprising the two months...
2Proto-Indo-IranianćarHátsautumn, summer; year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćarHáts →Every word from Sanskrit शरद् →