Where does “ശിരസ്സ്” come from?

ശിരസ്സ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शिरस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

ശിരസ്സ് (Malayalam): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “ശിരസ്സ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिरस्head, skull; the upper end or highest part of...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →