Where does “ஆறுமுகம்” come from?

ஆறுமுகம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil முகம், from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

ஆறுமுகம் (Tamil): an epithet of the god Murugan

Definitions

  1. an epithet of the god Murugan

Ancestry of “ஆறுமுகம்”, step by step

ஆறுமுகம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil முகம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுகம்face
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Tamil ஆறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆறுsix (numeral:௬)
2Old Tamil𑀆𑀶𑀼path
3Proto-Dravidian*cāṯusix

Words derived from “ஆறுமுகம்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →