Old Tamil words seen in Sanskrit April 21, 2012 Both Tamil Tamil and Sanskrit are languages of our ancients, Often claimed to be unrelated languages , But I want to highlight some of those common words between these two languages, we can see most of the words below hae their roots in Tamil Tamil and are part of Tamil people!s language and their culture" Also in some words we could find the right meaning onl# using Tamil" Tamil" $lease go through all the words listed" The list is growing, keep watching% Aadhi & Aa+Thi , In Tamil Tamil prefi' (Aa) is added to denote something *idden, +ot isible, +ot near etc" “ for example words like like ” Aamai, AAni, AAru, Aadu etc… and etc… and the sound (Thi) refers to (state of Time) here, Anal#ing Anal#ing the sound (Thi) (த) it refers to state/condition "
from this its er# clear ஆத -Aadhi is an ancient Tamil word meaning ” A state unknown/hidden”. Mahaa(large) & Miku, Maa.ம
/ahaa as per our sound anal#sis should mean, Occupy/retain Occupy/retain + Gain + Unknown, Unknown, ie" those whose sie is unknownlarge which is not aailable a ailable in earl# Tamil" But Mikumore, e'ceed is there in the sense,exceeding sense,exceeding what it can retain/occupy! Tamil has also ஆ 3 /aa which is Occup#.retain unknown is a more generic word which is used to refer things that are wide spread /aanilam-large /aanilam-large land, not limited to fixed place for e'" /aa in Tamil Tamil refer to an# animal that roams without a fi'ed place like /aadu, /aan or generall# /aa which corresponds to Sanskrit.*indi Aammore common Shri : Thiru/ தர : Thiru is e4uialent of Shiri, In Tamil Thi5u 3 In a state of
Taking to inside" meaning who.which is in a condition of haing more refers something which is rich or wealth#" wealth#" aksha(Ser!e" #rotect"care) & $rakkam" $rangu (Merc%)/ இகம இங To
support one who is in need of helpirathal , Irathal is to ask for help"
இவ(&egging)
இ
ishi 6 Seer.சர In Tamil Seer simpl# means (to set it right), (in good condition), Its
the root of the word Seeraham7eeraa" Interestingl# 8nglish also has a word (Seer) which means a $rophet or Saint like person" Anth" A'thima & Antham" Anthi The word Antham, Antham means 8nd, Anthi in Tamil means the finishing state, +ear to completion, The een ing is called as (Anthi)! (Anthanar) refers to Those who had taken himself to the end! hair%a & Thiram 9apacit#, Skill, $otential etc"" 8nglish word (:are) is also related to (Thiram) handra& 9henTharumeaning Brightness ;iing in Tamil 9handramah 3 9hen tharu mathi 3 Bright moon hal & 9hel To ;o, To walk etc% ahal is 9hellaa" Mani & /a+i bead
ate, in Tamil *aaitha, means whateer one got" urant/ura & Thura.ற Thu3?eeping with inside 5a3;iing awa#, This is a root
word in Tamil that means "to #eep off (, ($o cut off (, (not accepting in(" war & Thurai.ற the root should be Thura.ற in Tamil it refers to 8ntrance,
port" The :warkacit#!s Tamil name should be from Thuraiakam gated place or port cit# ost : os & ThOhan/ale >riend one who is close b#, ThOli>emale friend, ThOlshoulder, after all giing a shoulder is friendship" hl 6 Thuhal 8nglish :ust also is related ,haaga & $aku, $akuthi Split -untala & ?oonthal amil# ?udil-*ut, Mukha & /ukam Aksa & Acchu a'is, a'le Acchaani in Tamil is a'le nail"
kte & ?aruthi for want of, on account of, willing to hae Sanskrit *rid#a and 8nglish *eart seems to be connected" *iradh & Thair Inerse of sound based on sound b oth %iradham and $ha&ir means the same ie" tha தமட i உளக வவத ra ண
சலவ " ,haa!a & Aai u&h & @lluathu, @lluthal mindfull, desire for these all came from the Tamil word @llammind ultimatel# from @linside
+ote& The 8nglish word
The earl# Tamil literature like Thiru?ural talks about Aran which means protection, fort" Aran in Tamil means safeguarding or giing protection, normall# the ?ing!s place that protects its people, It includes, the fort and gies the protection to the kingdom and its people in times of war" Aran also generall# means the task of protection in Tamil" Arasu means the ;oerment or kingdom" Aranmanai is palace, Arasar is king, Arasi is Dueen, Ilaarasan is prince" *ani & =aanika In Tamil meaning Business ,a%a : #2i(That which is frightening, as per the sound p8i, it means 6 'ifficult to add up with) harma : Aram is another similar sounding word that means irtue.Eustice etc"
The word Aram is widel# used in ancient Tamil literature meaning goodness" oo3a & @ru=am .உவ Aham I & AhamInside, Inner things in Tamil it doesn!t come with the same meaning, but the mind part of human is often referred as (Aham)" 4iri & ?urinchi The Tamil word #urinchi refers to the land with mountains, the land where eer#thing flows down, not retaining whateer it gains"
rA!a- =aartha >ree flowing. 9apacit# to come.flow again this is Eust inerse of the letters " Mahi%u : /ahil Tamil word (/akil) means to be *app#, 8nglish word Smile is also from this Tamil word Mukthika & /utthu & $earl /utthu literall# means 6 Occup#ing a place Inside ?eeping within inside Manam& /ind, மன , ம ன ஒ இடத !
வத"#- Its common in most Indian languages" (/an) in Tamil literall# means that which (Occup#ing a place Fe hae) Mantra : Manthiram Aa%ur& Aa#ul & Age & Aa#ul means lifetime" Aank & ?aan.?an 8#es ?a3 ;ain, +35eceies #ri%a & $iri#aa Inseparable -a!i & ?ali Fith ?nowledge, Fith Fisdom, ?a3 ;ain from a place comes from within #itaar: $arents & $etraar #$றவர meaning parents, again this is from Tamil, and
in *indi the# use $ithaa" In Tamil, $eru means (To bring in) and (#etrOr ) means (Those who brought us in)" Sa%a/Sa%a4kaala & 8ening Time, (Saa#an?aalam) or Saa#um ?aalam meaning the *iding Time"
Saa#um means to *ide awa#, (Saau) means to die, Saai means to (Totall# Eoin into).
,rahmma: (Brh) means to grow swell enlarge etc, which in Tamil will be (peru) # It could be from this word ($erumaan) (#ம) (The highest)" or this is the
e4uialent of that word" Maatra & /aathirai& /aa in Tamil means (in a $lace hidden.unknown) (/aaThirai) is (Some unknown content hidden inside its place)"
Thirai means (that which acts itself as a stop) -adu/?adi-Gkashtam-G :ifficult# -uru/ட -G?ushtam-G Short Thamara) the word for lotus plant" asa & Saaruச% is the Tamil word for 7uice" 5asa is Eust a little mi'ing up of sounds
in (saaru) to make it little more soft" & Sutra& 9hoorThiram&ரதற& 9hoorThiram3 (9hool) in Tamil means to
Surround, (Thira) means open, So Sootras are mantras or actions to escape out of difficulties" Suddha : This is again has a pure Tamil root (Sudhai &த (, /eaning (To clean)
>or purit# Tamil word is (Thooimai)"
Astra : Sudar &டர meaning Shine.;litter in Tamil" Sangam poems use sudar&டர
to refer the planetar# bodies, This also could be the origin of 8nglish word (Star)" Sta & Suduheating, cooking, burning inerse in sound, ma# be the source of the aboe word Sudarstar The (udu literall# should refer to the action of making heat using friction" Eoin inside action in atha & Th8r Inerse of the sound In Tamil (Th8r ) means 9hariot Anal#sing the sound (Th8r) is literall# means (haing with inaccessible.distant taking to)" hi%am & 9ommonl# used in the =edas related to intelligence, in Tamil it should be (/athi) மத also meaning intelligence" மத 3 Occup#ing a place 9ondition" In
*indi, there is a word (:himak) an e'act inerse of the word (/athi)" 5taas%a & @ri#a.@ritha 5ightfull
Sur%a/Aruna: Sun in Tamil it is ;n#aa#iru In Sanskrit There is (Agni) or (Angiraah) Agni which is fire, but Angiraah refer to the fire ;od 4n%aa%iru Sun in Tamil, AAngiraah.Aruna could be some mi'up of the sound (;naa#iru)" Sthala/tala : Thaalbottom.floor, >oot part of leg" Thaalu etc% Sthan & Thaangubear, withstand Similar to place names that uses Sthaan as prefi'"" in Tamil too this word Thaangal is used for man# place names" ho&i/ ha!aka & Thuai To wash, The washing action, To beat hard, To make soft S!aada : Su!ai(Taste) hand & Thandu Staff.Stick is a common word in Tamil, een 8nglish words like Stand can be traced to this" There is also Thuduppuoars
Thandangeerai, Thandam, Thandanaibeat with the Staff etc"" are other related words in Tamil" -aa%a & Haakkai bod# Ardha & Arai(hal6) The Tamil word comes from the root, Aru, Ari meaning to cut ashi & Saar, Inerse sound, Saar in Tamil means to rel# upon, Oru Saaraar, means one group *aastu/*aasi & =aal, =aalkai life Aarthi & AaraThee , Aara in Tamil means"" goes around, curing.circling action as in aaramthe garland and Thee means fire"
Fe can see how common are these words between Sanskrit and Tamil, with slight inerse of sounds" Fe need better research to find how these eoled. $lease check the home page to get the meaning of indiidual meaning of sounds in TamilC
