Where does “Iyengar” come from?

Iyengar (English) comes from Tamil ஐயங்கார், from Tamil ஐயன், from Pali ayya, from Sanskrit आर्य, from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.

Iyengar (English): A form of hatha (yoga) that focuses on precision in asana and pranayama

Definitions

  1. A form of hatha (yoga) that focuses on precision in asana and pranayama

Ancestry of “Iyengar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஐயங்கார்a TamBrahm caste
2Tamilஐயன்superior person, man of dignity, of respectability
3Paliayyanoble
4Sanskritआर्यan Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
5PaliอริยThai script form of ariya
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