Where does “ராவணன்” come from?

ராவணன் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit रावण, from Sanskrit र, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- — to roar, to howl, to shout.

Ancestry of “ராவணன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritरावणN. of the ruler of लङ्का or Ceylon and the famous...
2Sanskritर—
3Proto-Indo-European*h₃rewH-to roar, to howl, to shout

Words derived from “ராவணன்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- →Every word from Sanskrit र →Every word from Sanskrit रावण →