Where does “வேங்கடம்” come from?

வேங்கடம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -அம், from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆.

வேங்கடம் (Tamil): the Venkata hill which marked the northern border of ancient Tamilakam

Definitions

  1. the Venkata hill which marked the northern border of ancient Tamilakam

Ancestry of “வேங்கடம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-அம்nominalizing suffix typically forms neuter nouns
2Old Tamil-𑀅𑀫𑁆

Words derived from “வேங்கடம்

Every word from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆Every word from Tamil -அம்