Where does “തിരമാല” come from?
തിരമാല (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam തിര, 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.
തിരമാല (Malayalam): wave
Definitions
- wave
Ancestry of “തിരമാല”, step by step
തിരമാല traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam തിര
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | തിര | wave, billow |
| 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 |