Where does “जाफ़ना” come from?
जाफ़ना (Hindi) comes from English Jaffna, from Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம், from Tamil பாணம், from Sanskrit बाण — a shaft made of a reed, an arrow; the versed sine...
Ancestry of “जाफ़ना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jaffna | — |
| 2 | Tamil | யாழ்ப்பாணம் | — |
| 3 | Tamil | பாணம் | arrow |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बाण | a shaft made of a reed, an arrow; the versed sine... |