Where does “பெருந்தன்மை” come from?

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

பெருந்தன்மை (Tamil): high dignity, noble character

Definitions

  1. high dignity, noble character

Ancestry of “பெருந்தன்மை”, step by step

பெருந்தன்மை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பெரும்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெரும்big, great, large, major
2Tamilபெருbig, huge, great, immense, excessive, severe
3EnglishPeruPlaces in the United States
4SpanishPerúPeru
5Quechuapeluriver

via Tamil தன்மை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதன்மைnature, property, essence
2Tamil-மைness, -ity added to nouns, adjectives or verbs to produce abstract nouns
3Old Tamil-𑀫𑁃forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Dravidian*-mayabstract noun formative
Every word from Quechua pelu →Every word from Spanish Perú →Every word from English Peru →
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