Where does “तिरुवनंतपुरम” come from?
तिरुवनंतपुरम (Hindi) comes from Malayalam തിരുവനന്തപുരം, from Malayalam തിരു, from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “तिरुवनंतपुरम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | തിരുവനന്തപുരം | — |
| 2 | Malayalam | തിരു | mister |
| 3 | Old Tamil | 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼 | mister |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |