Where does “Parthasarathy” come from?
Parthasarathy (English) comes from Tamil பார்த்தசாரதி, from Sanskrit पार्थसारथि, from Sanskrit सारथि, from Sanskrit सरथ, from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
Ancestry of “Parthasarathy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | பார்த்தசாரதி | an epithet of Krishna |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पार्थसारथि | "Arjuna's charioteer", a name of Krishna |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सारथि | a charioteer, a coachman |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सरथ | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |