Where does “அக்கு” come from?

அக்கு (Tamil) comes from Urdu حق, from Arabic حَقّ — truth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;...

அக்கு (Tamil): hump (of ox or camel)

Definitions

  1. hump (of ox or camel)

Ancestry of “அக்கு”, step by step

அக்கு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu حق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduحقtruth; right
2Arabicحَقّtruth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;...

via Sanskrit अक्षि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअक्षिeye; the number two; the sun and moon
Every word from Arabic حَقّEvery word from Urdu حق