Etymograph

English

Jaffna

Jaffna comes from Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம்.

  1. Tamilmodernயாழ்ப்பாணம்
  2. EnglishtodayJaffna

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Tamilmodernயாழ்ப்பாணம்
  2. EnglishtodayJaffna

Today it means

name A city in northern Sri Lanka.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம் / Jaffna