Where does “அவதாரம்” come from?
அவதாரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अवतार, from Sanskrit तार, from Sanskrit तॄ — to pass.
அவதாரம் (Tamil): descent; avatar
Ancestry of “அவதாரம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अवतार | avatar: descent , appearance of any deity upon... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तार | carrying across; crossing; the pupil of the eye |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तॄ | to pass |