Where does “கோபுரம்” come from?

கோபுரம் (Tamil) comes from Malayalam ഗോപുരം, from Sanskrit गोपुर, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

கோபுரம் (Tamil): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “கோபுரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഗോപുരംtower
2Sanskritगोपुरtown-gate; gate; gopuram, gopura: the ornamented...
3Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
5Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “கோபுரம்”

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