Where does “திருவல்லிக்கேணி” come from?

திருவல்லிக்கேணி (Tamil) comes from Tamil திரு, from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “திருவல்லிக்கேணி”, step by step

திருவல்லிக்கேணி traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil திரு

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tamil	திரு	Mister, Mr
2	Old Tamil	𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼	mister
3	Sanskrit	श्री	diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,...
4	Sanskrit	नगर	town, city; urban
5	Sanskrit	गर	mountain, top
6	Sanskrit	गुरु	heavy; weighty
7	Proto-Indo-Aryan	gr̥Húṣ	—
8	Proto-Indo-Iranian	gr̥Húš	heavy
9	Proto-Indo-European	gʷréh₂us	heavy
10	Proto-Indo-European	-us	Forms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Tamil அல்லி

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tamil	அல்லி	any water-lily, Nymphaea lotus
2	Tamil	அல்	night, nightfall
3	Tamil	அல்-	the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs

via Tamil கேணி

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tamil	கேணி	well

Words derived from “திருவல்லிக்கேணி”

Thiruvallikeni

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →