Where does “மந்தாரம்” come from?
மந்தாரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆரம், from Sanskrit हार, from Sanskrit हर, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
மந்தாரம் (Tamil): cloudiness, murkiness
Definitions
- cloudiness, murkiness
Ancestry of “மந்தாரம்”, step by step
மந்தாரம் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil ஆரம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | ஆரம் | charity |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हार | garland |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हर | bearing, wearing, taking, conveying, bringing (» कवच-, वार्त्ता-ह्°), taking away, carrying off, removing, destroying (» बल-, शक्ति-ह्°) |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हृ | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Tamil மந்தம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மந்தம் | slowness, tardiness, sluggishness |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मन्द | slow, tardy, moving slowly or softly, loitering, idle, lazy, sluggish in (loc. or comp.), apathetic, phlegmatic, indifferent to (dat.) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Sanskrit मन्दार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मन्दार | the coral tree, Erythrina indica; a white variety... |