Where does “ಉಗುರು” come from?
ಉಗುರು (Kannada) comes from Proto-Dravidian ukir, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.
ಉಗುರು (Kannada): nail
Ancestry of “ಉಗುರು”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | ukir | fingernail |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *bukij | — |