Where does “அகங்கை” come from?

அகங்கை (Tamil) comes from Tamil அகம், from Proto-Dravidian *akam — inside.

அகங்கை (Tamil): palm (of a hand)

Definitions

  1. palm (of a hand)

Ancestry of “அகங்கை”, step by step

அகங்கை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அகம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅகம்inside, that which is inner, internal
2Proto-Dravidian*akaminside

via Tamil கை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகைhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *akam →Every word from Tamil அகம் →