Where does “சந்திரசேகரன்” come from?

சந்திரசேகரன் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit चन्द्रशेखर, from Sanskrit चन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.

சந்திரசேகரன் (Tamil): an epithet of Shiva

Definitions

  1. an epithet of Shiva

Ancestry of “சந்திரசேகரன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचन्द्रशेखर"Moon crested", a name of Shiva
2Sanskritचन्द्रglittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma)
3Proto-Indo-Aryan(s)ćandrás
4Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)čandrás
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kand-to glow, shine; to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás