Where does “வராகம்” come from?
வராகம் (Tamil) comes from Old Tamil 𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀓𑀫𑁆, from Sanskrit वराह, from Sanskrit अवतार, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
வராகம் (Tamil): pig, swine, boar
Definitions
- pig, swine, boar
Ancestry of “வராகம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀓𑀫𑁆 | hog |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वराह | boar, hog, pig, wild boar; cloud; bull |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अवतार | avatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki) |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |