Where does “ശൂലം” come from?

ശൂലം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शूल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śúHlas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćúHlas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₃-los, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

ശൂലം (Malayalam): any sharp instrument or pointed dart, lance, pike, spear (esp. the trident of Shiva)

Definitions

  1. any sharp instrument or pointed dart, lance, pike, spear (esp. the trident of Shiva)

Ancestry of “ശൂലം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशूलany sharp instrument or pointed dart, lance,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanśúHlas—
3Proto-Indo-IranianćúHlas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱúh₃-los—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₃-los →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćúHlas →