Where does “ഹർഷം” come from?

ഹർഷം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit हर्ष, from Sanskrit हृष्, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

ഹർഷം (Malayalam): happiness

Definitions

  1. happiness

Ancestry of “ഹർഷം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहर्षjoy, pleasure, happiness; bristling, erection;...
2Sanskritहृष्to be excited or impatient or anxious, rejoice in the prospect of
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Sanskrit हृष् →Every word from Sanskrit हर्ष →