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Where does “Nicobar” come from?

Nicobar (English) comes from Tamil நக்கவரம், from Tamil -அம், from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆.

Ancestry of “Nicobar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநக்கவரம்—
2Tamil-அம்—
3Old Tamil-𑀅𑀫𑁆—

Words derived from “Nicobar”

  • Nicobaric
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