Where does “ശോകം” come from?

ശോകം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit शोक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śṓcati, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

ശോകം (Malayalam): distress

Definitions

  1. distress

Ancestry of “ശോകം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशोकflame, glow, heat, burning; sorrow, affliction,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianśṓcati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śṓcati →Every word from Sanskrit शोक →
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