Where does “Madurai” come from?

Madurai (English) comes from Tamil மதுரை, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃.

Madurai (English): also the cultural capital of the state

Definitions

  1. also the cultural capital of the state

Ancestry of “Madurai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமதுரை—
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃—
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃 →Every word from Tamil மதுரை →