Where does “சூரியன்” come from?

சூரியன் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit सूर्य, from Sanskrit सर, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

சூரியன் (Tamil): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “சூரியன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूर्यthe sun; solar
2Sanskritसरstring, cord; flowing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Sanskrit सर →