Where does “නංගී” come from?

නංගී (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil நங்கை, from Tamil கை, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.

නංගී (Sinhalese): younger sister

Definitions

  1. younger sister

Ancestry of “නංගී”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநங்கைlady, woman
2Tamilகைhand
3Proto-Dravidian*kay—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kay →Every word from Tamil கை →Every word from Tamil நங்கை →