English
Tanjore
Tanjore comes from Tamil ஊர் ‘place’, from Proto-Dravidian *ūr ‘village, habitation’, and ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀊𑀭𑁆.
- Old Tamilmodern𑀊𑀭𑁆
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*ūr‘village, habitation’reconstructed
- Tamilmodernஊர்ūr‘place’
- Tamil, derivedmodernதஞ்சாவூர்tañcāvūr
- EnglishtodayTanjore
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Tamilmodern𑀊𑀭𑁆
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*ūr‘village, habitation’reconstructed
- Tamilmodernஊர்ūr‘place’
- Tamil, derivedmodernதஞ்சாவூர்tañcāvūr
- EnglishtodayTanjore
Every English word from Old Tamil 𑀊𑀭𑁆
Today it means
name Former name of Thanjavur (“an Indian city”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Tamil 𑀊𑀭𑁆 / Tanjore