Where does “மரணம்” come from?

மரணம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit मरण, from Sanskrit संज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

மரணம் (Tamil): death, mortality

Definitions

  1. death, mortality

Ancestry of “மரணம்”, step by step

மரணம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मरण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमरणthe act of dying, death; dying by; passing away,...
2Sanskritसंज्ञाto agree together, be of the same opinion, be in...
3Sanskritज्ञाto know
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Sanskrit मरति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमरतिto die, pass away, perish
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmárati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmárti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →