Where does “Ramanujan” come from?
Ramanujan (English) comes from Tamil இராமானுசன், from Sanskrit रामानुज, from Sanskrit अनुज, from Sanskrit अनु-, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “Ramanujan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | இராமானுசன் | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रामानुज | ‘younger brother of राम’; N. of a celebrated... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अनुज | a younger brother |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अनु- | after, along, alongside; near to, with; according... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्वर् | the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | súHar | the sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |