Etymograph

English

Ramanujan

Ramanujan comes from Tamil இராமானுசன், and goes back to Sanskrit ராமாநுஜ ‘‘younger brother of Rāma’’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEராமாநுஜ‘‘younger brother of Rāma’’
  2. Tamilmodernஇராமானுசன்irāmāṉucaṉ
  3. EnglishtodayRamanujan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEராமாநுஜ‘‘younger brother of Rāma’’
  2. Tamilmodernஇராமானுசன்irāmāṉucaṉ
  3. EnglishtodayRamanujan

Today it means

name A surname from Tamil.

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

Etymograph / Sanskrit ராமாநுஜ / Ramanujan