Where does “கதிர்க்கடவுள்” come from?

கதிர்க்கடவுள் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கடவுள், from Tamil உள், from Tamil படு, from Sanskrit पट, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

கதிர்க்கடவுள் (Tamil): the Sun as the radiant deity

Definitions

  1. the Sun as the radiant deity

Ancestry of “கதிர்க்கடவுள்”, step by step

கதிர்க்கடவுள் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கடவுள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகடவுள்God, Supreme Being
2Tamilஉள்to be, exist
3Tamilபடுto strike, land on, fall on, touch, come into contact with
4Sanskritपटgarment, piece of cloth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Tamil கதிர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகதிர்ray, beam, laser, light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Sanskrit पटEvery word from Tamil படு