Where does “நாமம்” come from?

நாமம் (Tamil) comes from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀫𑀫𑁆, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

நாமம் (Tamil): Namam

Definitions

  1. Namam

Ancestry of “நாமம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀫𑀫𑁆name
2Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “நாமம்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →