Where does “ஐகாரம்” come from?
ஐகாரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆரம், from Sanskrit हार, from Sanskrit हर, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
ஐகாரம் (Tamil): name of the letter
Definitions
- name of the letter
Ancestry of “ஐகாரம்”, step by step
ஐகாரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil ஆரம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | ஆரம் | charity |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हार | garland |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हर | bearing, wearing, taking, conveying, bringing (» कवच-, वार्त्ता-ह्°), taking away, carrying off, removing, destroying (» बल-, शक्ति-ह्°) |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हृ | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |