Where does “திருச்சூர்” come from?
திருச்சூர் (Tamil) comes from Malayalam തൃശൂർ, from Malayalam തൃശ്ശിവപേരൂർ, from Malayalam തിരു, from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “திருச்சூர்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | തൃശൂർ | — |
| 2 | Malayalam | തൃശ്ശിവപേരൂർ | — |
| 3 | Malayalam | തിരു | mister |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼 | mister |
| 5 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 8 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |