Where does “பெரும்” come from?

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

பெரும் (Tamil): big, great, large, major

Definitions

  1. big, great, large, major

Ancestry of “பெரும்”, step by step

பெரும் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பெரு

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

via Tamil உம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉம்your, thine

Words derived from “பெரும்”

Every word from Quechua pelu →Every word from Spanish Perú →Every word from English Peru →