Where does “தெங்கு” come from?

தெங்கு (Tamil) comes from Japanese 天狗, from Middle Chinese 天狗.

தெங்கு (Tamil): coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)

Definitions

  1. coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)

Ancestry of “தெங்கு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天狗a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically...
2Middle Chinese天狗—

Words derived from “தெங்கு”

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