Where does “സരോജം” come from?

സരോജം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit सरोज, from Sanskrit सरस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sáras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

സരോജം (Malayalam): lotus

Definitions

  1. lotus

Ancestry of “സരോജം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसरोजproduced or found in lakes and ponds; a lotus; a...
2Sanskritसरस्pond, lake; pool, tank, pail of water; a large...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansáras—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansárasmarsh, water
5Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sélos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sáras →