Etymology

Grantha

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Today it means: A South Indian script found particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Full definition →

Tamil கிரந்தம் ← Malayalam ഗ്രന്ഥം ← Sanskrit ग्रन्थ
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromग्रन्थ
  2. Malayalam · borrowed fromഗ്രന്ഥം
  3. Tamil · borrowed fromகிரந்தம்
  4. English todayGrantha

Borrowed from Tamil கிரந்தம் (kirantam) or Malayalam ഗ്രന്ഥം (granthaṁ), from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ (grantha).

Words from the same roots

Tamilகிரந்தம் all →

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Malayalamഗ്രന്ഥം all →

Grandonic

Sanskritग्रन्थ all →

Grandonic

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