Where does “மயூராசனம்” come from?
மயூராசனம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆசனம், from Sanskrit आसन, from Sanskrit आस्ते, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hā́stay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́stay, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ḗsti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
மயூராசனம் (Tamil): peacock posture, which consists in standing upon bent hands, the navel resting on both the elbows, the legs being stretched horizontally behind and the head uplifted
Definitions
- peacock posture, which consists in standing upon bent hands, the navel resting on both the elbows, the legs being stretched horizontally behind and the head uplifted
Ancestry of “மயூராசனம்”, step by step
மயூராசனம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil ஆசனம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | ஆசனம் | seat, raised seat, throne, anyting to sit on- mat of sacrificial grass, skin of deer or tiger |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आसन | seat, chair; a comfortable position; sitting,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आस्ते | to be; to stay; to sit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hā́stay | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́stay | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ḗsti | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via Tamil மயூரம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மயூரம் | peacock (Pavo cristatus) |