Where does “மந்திரி” come from?

மந்திரி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

மந்திரி (Tamil): minister

Definitions

  1. minister

Ancestry of “மந்திரி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमन्त्रिन्Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar
2Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् →