Where does “சின்னம்” come from?

சின்னம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit चिह्न, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

சின்னம் (Tamil): sign, insignia, mark, token

Definitions

  1. sign, insignia, mark, token

Ancestry of “சின்னம்”, step by step

சின்னம் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चिह्न

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचिह्नmark, sign
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Tamil அம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅம்beauty, prettiness
2Sanskritअम्to injure, be harmful, perishable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃emh₃-to grab, take; to swear

via Tamil சின்ன

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசின்னsmall, little
2Tamilசில்small, slight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit चिह्न →