Where does “அர்த்தசாமம்” come from?
அர்த்தசாமம் (Tamil) comes from Old Hindi अरध, from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
அர்த்தசாமம் (Tamil): midnight
Definitions
- midnight
Ancestry of “அர்த்தசாமம்”, step by step
அர்த்தசாமம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Hindi अरध
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Hindi | अरध | half |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Tamil சாமம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | சாமம் | — |