Where does “ശ്ലോകം” come from?

ശ്ലോകം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit श्लोक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ശ്ലോകം (Malayalam): stanza, verse

Definitions

  1. stanza, verse

Ancestry of “ശ്ലോകം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्लोकsound; noise, call, voice; praise, hymn of...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśláwkas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas →