Where does “ஹயக்ரீவன்” come from?

ஹயக்ரீவன் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit हयग्रीव, from Sanskrit हय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

ஹயக்ரீவன் (Tamil): Haya griva, the name of a form of Visnu

Definitions

  1. Haya griva, the name of a form of Visnu

Ancestry of “ஹயக்ரீவன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहयग्रीवFrom हय + ग्रीव ‘horse-necked’; N. of a form...
2Sanskritहयa horse
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰáyas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáyashorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyoshorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas →