Where does “സദസ്സ്” come from?

സദസ്സ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit सदस्, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

സദസ്സ് (Malayalam): committee

Definitions

  1. committee

Ancestry of “സദസ്സ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसदस्seat; residence, abode; assembly, meeting-place;...
2Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
3Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
4Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →