Where does “ശ്യാമ” come from?

ശ്യാമ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit श्याम, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós — black, dark.

ശ്യാമ (Malayalam): Clouds

Definitions

  1. Clouds

Ancestry of “ശ്യാമ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्यामblack, dark-coloured, dark blue or brown or grey...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁mósblack, dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁mós →Every word from Sanskrit श्याम →