Where does “Udhagamandalam” come from?

Udhagamandalam (English) comes from Tamil உதகமண்டலம், from Tamil உதகம், from Sanskrit उदक, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “Udhagamandalam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉதகமண்டலம்—
2Tamilஉதகம்water
3Sanskritउदकwater; the ceremony of offering water to a dead...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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