Where does “Tirupati” come from?
Tirupati (English) comes from Telugu తిరుపతి, from Telugu తిరు, from Tamil திரு, from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Tirupati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | తిరుపతి | commonly used in India |
| 2 | Telugu | తిరు | A Tamil word for Sanskrit శ్రీ; Blessed or holy |
| 3 | Tamil | திரு | Mister, Mr |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼 | mister |
| 5 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 8 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |