Where does “ശിക്ഷ” come from?

ശിക്ഷ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.

ശിക്ഷ (Malayalam): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “ശിക്ഷ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिक्षाlearning, study; knowledge, art, skill
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćikš-to learn
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- →Every word from Sanskrit शिक्षा →