Where does “రామయ్య” come from?

రామయ్య (Telugu) comes from Telugu అయ్య, from Pali ayya, from Sanskrit आर्य, from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.

రామయ్య (Telugu): Hindu God Rāma revered by his devotees as their father

Definitions

  1. Hindu God Rāma revered by his devotees as their father

Ancestry of “రామయ్య”, step by step

రామయ్య traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అయ్య

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅయ్యfather
2Paliayyanoble
3Sanskritआर्यan Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
4PaliอริยThai script form of ariya

via Sanskrit राम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरामdark, dark-coloured, black; white; pleasing,...
2Proto-Indo-IranianraHmás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁mósdirty; dirt
Every word from Pali อริย →Every word from Sanskrit आर्य →Every word from Pali ayya →