Where does “ഗുരുവായൂർ” come from?

ഗുരുവായൂർ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam വായു, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

ഗുരുവായൂർ (Malayalam): Guruvayur

Definitions

  1. Guruvayur

Ancestry of “ഗുരുവായൂർ”, step by step

ഗുരുവായൂർ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam വായു

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവായുair
2Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Malayalam ഗുരു

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഗുരുguru
2Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
3Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš →