English
Sringeri
Sringeri comes from Kannada ಶೃಂಗೇರಿ, and goes back to Sanskrit शृङ्गगिरि.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशृङ्गगिरिśṛṅgagiri
- Kannadamodernಶೃಂಗೇರಿśṛṅgēri
- EnglishtodaySringeri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशृङ्गगिरिśṛṅgagiri
- Kannadamodernಶೃಂಗೇರಿśṛṅgēri
- EnglishtodaySringeri
A compound of शृङ्ग ‘horn’ + गिरि ‘hill’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- ‘head, horn’
Sanskrit शृङ्ग ‘horn’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- ‘to elevate’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H-í-s ‘elevation’
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Híš ‘mountain’
Sanskrit गिरि ‘hill’
Every English word from Sanskrit शृङ्गगिरि
Today it means
name A town in Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit शृङ्गगिरि / Sringeri