Where does “സൈന്യം” come from?

സൈന്യം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit सैन्य, from Sanskrit सेना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáynaH — army, troop; horde, band.

സൈന്യം (Malayalam): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “സൈന്യം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसैन्य—
2Sanskritसेनाan army, armament, battle-array, armed force;...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansáynaHarmy, troop; horde, band
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáynaH →Every word from Sanskrit सेना →Every word from Sanskrit सैन्य →