Where does “സ-” come from?

സ- (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

സ- (Malayalam): an inseparable prefix expressing "junction", "conjunction", "possession" (as opposed to a privative), "similarity", "equality"

Definitions

  1. an inseparable prefix expressing "junction", "conjunction", "possession" (as opposed to a privative), "similarity", "equality"

Ancestry of “സ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस-with
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit स- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →