Where does “தானியங்கி” come from?

தானியங்கி (Tamil) comes from Tamil தான், from Old English tān, from Proto-West Germanic *tain, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

தானியங்கி (Tamil): robot

Definitions

  1. robot

Ancestry of “தானியங்கி”, step by step

தானியங்கி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தான்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதான்reflexive pronoun; oneself
2Old Englishtānsprig, twig; twig, switch
3Proto-West Germanic*taintwig
4Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
5Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos

via Tamil இயங்கு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇயங்குto function, operate, work
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynosEvery word from Proto-Germanic tainazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *tain