Where does “ராமேசுவரம்” come from?
ராமேசுவரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit रामेश्वर, from Sanskrit ईश्वर, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “ராமேசுவரம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | रामेश्वर | Name of an island (which with its coral reef or bridge of rocks nearly connects the South of India with Ceylon) and of the celebrated शैव temple and town on it (this is the place where राम is supposed to have crossed to Ceylon and one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage in India) |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ईश्वर | a husband; God; the Supreme Being |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |