Where does “உன்னதம்” come from?

உன்னதம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit उन्नत, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

உன்னதம் (Tamil): eminence, excellence

Definitions

  1. eminence, excellence

Ancestry of “உன்னதம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउन्नतbent or turned upwards, elevated, lifted up,...
2Sanskrit-त-ed
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit उन्नत →