Where does “கனமான” come from?

கனமான (Tamil) comes from Tamil கனம், from Sanskrit घन, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

கனமான (Tamil): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “கனமான”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகனம்heaviness, weight
2Sanskritघनa killer, striker, destroyer; slaying; an iron...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Sanskrit घन →