Where does “paria” come from?
paria (Italian) comes from English pariah, from Tamil பறையர், from Tamil பறையன், from Tamil -அன், from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu.
paria (Italian): pariah; outcast
Ancestry of “paria”, 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 | — |