Where does “அவதாரம்” come from?

அவதாரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अवतार, from Sanskrit तार, from Sanskrit तॄ — to pass.

அவதாரம் (Tamil): descent; avatar

Definitions

  1. descent; avatar

Ancestry of “அவதாரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवतारavatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki)
2Sanskritतारcarrying across; crossing; the pupil of the eye
3Sanskritतॄto pass
Every word from Sanskrit तॄ →Every word from Sanskrit तार →Every word from Sanskrit अवतार →