Where does “ஏற்றுமதி” come from?

ஏற்றுமதி (Tamil) comes from Tamil மதி, from Sanskrit मति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matíš, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥tís, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

ஏற்றுமதி (Tamil): export

Definitions

  1. export

Ancestry of “ஏற்றுமதி”, step by step

ஏற்றுமதி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மதி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமதிunderstanding, intellect
2Sanskritमतिdevotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmatíšthought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥tís—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—

via Tamil ஏற்று

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஏற்றுto lift, raise, hoist
2Tamilஏறுto go up, as the eyebrows, in anger
3Tamilஎறிto throw, to fling, to cast
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mn̥tís →