Where does “ஆஞ்சநேயன்” come from?

ஆஞ்சநேயன் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit आञ्जनेय, from Sanskrit अञ्जना, from Sanskrit अञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

ஆஞ்சநேயன் (Tamil): Hanuman, the monkey god

Definitions

  1. Hanuman, the monkey god

Ancestry of “ஆஞ்சநேயன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआञ्जनेय‘son of अञ्जना’, name of the monkey god Hanuman
2Sanskritअञ्जनाa kind of domestic lizard
3Sanskritअञ्ज्to anoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्ज् →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्जना →