Where does “narkiness” come from?
narkiness (English) comes from English narky, from English nark, from Angloromani nok, from Romani nak, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nákkas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHsaH — nose, nostril.
narkiness (English): Narky behaviour
Definitions
- Narky behaviour
Ancestry of “narkiness”, step by step
narkiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English narky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narky | Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging |
| 2 | English | nark | A police spy or informer; An unpleasant person,... |
| 3 | Angloromani | nok | nose |
| 4 | Romani | nak | — |
| 5 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 | nose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | nákkas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | náHsaH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | náHsaH | nose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |