Where does “மின்சாரம்” come from?
மின்சாரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil சாரம், from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.
மின்சாரம் (Tamil): electricity
Definitions
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Ancestry of “மின்சாரம்”, step by step
மின்சாரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil சாரம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | சாரம் | dhoti, sarong |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सार | course, motion; stretching out, extension;... |
| 3 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 4 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 5 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 6 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 8 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 9 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |