Where does “இரணியம்” come from?

இரணியம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit हिरण्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

இரணியம் (Tamil): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “இரணியம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहिरण्यgold; any vessel or ornament made of gold; a gold...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰr̥Hanyam
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam