Where does “वेङ्कट” come from?

वेङ्कट (Sanskrit) comes from Tamil வேங்கடம், from Tamil -அம், from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆.

वेङ्कट (Sanskrit): Name of a very sacred hill in the द्राविड country (in the district of North Arcot, about 80 miles from Madras; it reaches an elevation of about 2,500 feet above the sea level, and on the summit is the celebrated temple dedicated to विष्णु in his character of ‘Lord of वेङ्कट’, also called श्री-पति or

Definitions

  1. Name of a very sacred hill in the द्राविड country (in the district of North Arcot, about 80 miles from Madras; it reaches an elevation of about 2,500 feet above the sea level, and on the summit is the celebrated temple dedicated to विष्णु in his character of ‘Lord of वेङ्कट’, also called श्री-पति or

Ancestry of “वेङ्कट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவேங்கடம்the Venkata hill which marked the northern border of ancient Tamilakam
2Tamil-அம்nominalizing suffix typically forms neuter nouns
3Old Tamil-𑀅𑀫𑁆—

Words derived from “वेङ्कट”

Every word from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil -அம் →Every word from Tamil வேங்கடம் →