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Onam
Onam comes from Malayalam ഓണം ‘Onam, a harvest festival celebrated in Kerala,…’, from Sanskrit श्रावण ‘causing to be heard, announcing, proclaiming’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlu-reconstructedzero-grade of *ḱlew-
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEश्रु‘to hear’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रवणśravaṇa‘hearing’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रावण‘causing to be heard, announcing, proclaiming’
- Malayalammodernഓണംōṇaṁ‘Onam, a harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India’
- EnglishtodayOnam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlu-reconstructedzero-grade of *ḱlew-
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEश्रु‘to hear’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रवणśravaṇa‘hearing’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रावण‘causing to be heard, announcing, proclaiming’
- Malayalammodernഓണംōṇaṁ‘Onam, a harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India’
- EnglishtodayOnam
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’
listen, client, loud, scout, linn, leer, lithe, umlaut, 14 more
through Sanskrit श्रु ‘to hear’
Today it means
name A harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- / Onam