Where does “பெரியவர்” come from?

பெரியவர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil பெரிய, from Tamil பெரு, from English Peru, from Spanish Perú, from Quechua pelu — river.

பெரியவர் (Tamil): adult

Definitions

  1. adult

Ancestry of “பெரியவர்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெரியbig, large
2Tamilபெருbig, huge, great, immense, excessive, severe
3EnglishPeruPlaces in the United States
4SpanishPerúPeru
5Quechuapeluriver
Every word from Quechua pelu →Every word from Spanish Perú →Every word from English Peru →
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