Where does “pária” come from?
pária (Hungarian) comes from English pariah, from Tamil பறையர், from Tamil பறையன், from Tamil -அன், from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu.
pária (Hungarian): pariah
Ancestry of “pária”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pariah | A person who is rejected from society or home; an... |
| 2 | Tamil | பறையர் | drummer |
| 3 | Tamil | பறையன் | drummer |
| 4 | Tamil | -அன் | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *-anṯu | — |