Where does “மாமன்னன்” come from?

மாமன்னன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

மாமன்னன் (Tamil): emperor

Definitions

  1. emperor

Ancestry of “மாமன்னன்”, step by step

மாமன்னன் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாanimal, beast; horse; elephant
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀸big
3Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Tamil மன்னன்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமன்னன்king
2Tamil-அன்(singular) masculine suffix particle
3Proto-Dravidian*-anṯuIndicates a masculine noun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →