Where does “Ramachandran” come from?
Ramachandran is the English form of Sanskrit रामचन्द्र, a proper name combining the elements राम (rāma) and चन्द्र (candra, moon).
Ancestry of “Ramachandran”, step by step
Ramachandran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil இராமச்சந்திரன்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | இராமச்சந்திரன் | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रामचन्द्र | a name for Rāma |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |
via Malayalam രാമചന്ദ്രൻ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | രാമചന്ദ്രൻ | — |