Where does “തിരശ്ശീല” come from?
തിരശ്ശീല (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.
തിരശ്ശീല (Malayalam): curtain, screen
Definitions
- curtain, screen
Ancestry of “തിരശ്ശീല”, step by step
തിരശ്ശീല 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 |
via Malayalam ശീല
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ശീല | cloth |