Where does “ஐயன்” come from?

ஐயன் (Tamil) comes from Pali ayya, from Sanskrit आर्य, from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.

ஐயன் (Tamil): superior person, man of dignity, of respectability

Definitions

  1. superior person, man of dignity, of respectability

Ancestry of “ஐயன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliayyanoble
2Sanskritआर्यan Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
3PaliอริยThai script form of ariya

Words derived from “ஐயன்”

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