Where does “తిరుపతి” come from?
తిరుపతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu తిరు, from Tamil திரு, from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “తిరుపతి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | తిరు | A Tamil word for Sanskrit శ్రీ; Blessed or holy |
| 2 | Tamil | திரு | — |
| 3 | Old Tamil | 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀼 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach , difficult... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |