Where does “யானைமதம்” come from?

யானைமதம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மதம், from Sanskrit मद, from Sanskrit -अ, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

யானைமதம் (Tamil): musth exudation of an elephant, said to issue from seven places, the two temples, the two eyes, the two nostrils and the testes

Definitions

  1. musth exudation of an elephant, said to issue from seven places, the two temples, the two eyes, the two nostrils and the testes

Ancestry of “யானைமதம்”, step by step

யானைமதம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மதம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமதம்opinion, belief
2Sanskritमदhilarity, rapture, excitement, inspiration,...
3Sanskrit-अ
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Tamil யானை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilயானைelephant (Elephas maximus)
2Old Tamil𑀬𑀸𑀷𑁃elephant
3Proto-Dravidian*yĀnayelephant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Sanskrit -अEvery word from Sanskrit मद
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