Where does “சிங்கம்” come from?

சிங்கம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

சிங்கம் (Tamil): lion; Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac

Definitions

  1. lion; Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac

Ancestry of “சிங்கம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
4Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →
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