Where does “ஐயனார்” come from?
ஐயனார் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆர், from Sanskrit आर, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης, from Ancient Greek ἀρή — bane, ruin.
ஐயனார் (Tamil): }} Aiyanar
Ancestry of “ஐயனார்”, step by step
ஐயனார் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil ஆர்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | ஆர் | to be full |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आर | brass; iron; sting |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄρης | Ares; the planet Mars; {{l|en|Ares}} |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρή | bane, ruin |
via Tamil ஐயன்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | ஐயன் | superior person, man of dignity, of respectability |
| 2 | Pali | ayya | noble |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आर्य | an Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of... |
| 4 | Pali | อริย | Thai script form of ariya |
Words derived from “ஐயனார்”