Where does “സഖാവ്” come from?

സഖാവ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit सखा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sákʰā, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷH-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

സഖാവ് (Malayalam): comrade; fellow socialist or communist

Definitions

  1. comrade; fellow socialist or communist

Ancestry of “സഖാവ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसखाa friend, companion
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansákʰāfriend, companion
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansokʷH-friend, companion
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sákʰā →