Where does “நான்காயிரம்” come from?
நான்காயிரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆயிரம், from Sanskrit सहस्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saȷ́ʰásram, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
நான்காயிரம் (Tamil): four thousand
Definitions
- four thousand
Ancestry of “நான்காயிரம்”, step by step
நான்காயிரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil ஆயிரம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | ஆயிரம் | thousand |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सहस्र | a thousand; a thousand cows or gifts; any very... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saȷ́ʰásram | one thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-ǵʰéslom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Tamil நான்கு
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | நான்கு | four (numeral: ௪) |