Etymology

Ramachandran

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Malayalam രാമചന്ദ്രൻ ← Tamil இராமச்சந்திரன் ← Sanskrit रामचन्द्र
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromरामचन्द्र
  2. Tamil · borrowed fromஇராமச்சந்திரன்
  3. Malayalam · borrowed fromരാമചന്ദ്രൻ
  4. English todayRamachandran

Borrowed from Malayalam രാമചന്ദ്രൻ (rāmacandraṉ) and Tamil இராமச்சந்திரன் (irāmaccantiraṉ), both from Sanskrit रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra) (राम (rāma, “dark”) + चन्द्र (candra, “moon”)).

Words from the same roots

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Ramachandra

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