Where does “തൃശൂർ” come from?
തൃശൂർ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam തൃശ്ശിവപേരൂർ, 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 “തൃശൂർ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | തൃശ്ശിവപേരൂർ | — |
| 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 |