English
Kandasamy
Kandasamy comes from Sanskrit स्कन्दस्वामिन् ‘Skanda, Kartikeya’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्कन्दस्वामिन्skandasvāmin‘Skanda, Kartikeya’
- Tamilmodernகந்தசாமிkantacāmi
- EnglishtodayKandasamy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEस्कन्दस्वामिन्skandasvāmin‘Skanda, Kartikeya’
- Tamilmodernகந்தசாமிkantacāmi
- EnglishtodayKandasamy
A compound of स्कन्द ‘Skanda’ + स्वामिन् ‘swami’
Proto-Indo-European *swós ‘possessive adjective of *swé: (one's) own’
Proto-Indo-Iranian *swás ‘self’
Sanskrit स्व ‘(one's) own’
Sanskrit स्वामिन् ‘swami’
Every English word from Sanskrit स्कन्दस्वामिन्
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit स्कन्दस्वामिन् / Kandasamy