Where does “Venkata” come from?
Venkata (English) comes from Sanskrit वेङ्कट, from Tamil வேங்கடம், from Tamil -அம், from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆.
Venkata (English): commonly used in India
Definitions
- commonly used in India
Ancestry of “Venkata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वेङ्कट | Name of a very sacred hill in the द्राविड country (in the district of North Arcot, about 80 miles from Madras; it reaches an elevation of about 2,500 feet above the sea level, and on the summit is the celebrated temple dedicated to विष्णु in his character of ‘Lord of वेङ्कट’, also called श्री-पति or |
| 2 | Tamil | வேங்கடம் | the Venkata hill which marked the northern border of ancient Tamilakam |
| 3 | Tamil | -அம் | nominalizing suffix typically forms neuter nouns |
| 4 | Old Tamil | -𑀅𑀫𑁆 | — |