Where does “സൂക്ഷ്മം” come from?

സൂക്ഷ്മം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit सूक्ष्म, from Sanskrit सुक्ष्म, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

സൂക്ഷ്മം (Malayalam): carefully

Definitions

  1. carefully

Ancestry of “സൂക്ഷ്മം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूक्ष्मacute, subtle, keen; nice, exact, precise;...
2Sanskritसुक्ष्म—
3Sanskritसु-good, well
4Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →