Where does “narky” come from?
narky (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-eh₂ — nose, nostril.
narky (English): Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging
Definitions
- Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging
Ancestry of “narky”, step by step
narky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nark | A police spy or informer; An unpleasant person,... |
| 2 | Angloromani | nok | nose |
| 3 | Romani | nak | — |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 | nose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | nákkas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | náHsaH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | náHsaH | nose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |