Where does “அயனமண்டலம்” come from?

அயனமண்டலம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மண்டலம், from Sanskrit मण्डल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

அயனமண்டலம் (Tamil): the ecliptic

Definitions

  1. the ecliptic

Ancestry of “அயனமண்டலம்”, step by step

அயனமண்டலம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மண்டலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமண்டலம்earth
2Sanskritमण्डलcircular, round; disk; anything round
3Sanskrit-लan adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Tamil அயனம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅயனம்road, path, course
2Sanskritअयनpath, road, way; course, circulation; precession
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Sanskrit -ल →Every word from Sanskrit मण्डल →