Where does “நகம்” come from?

நகம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit नख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

நகம் (Tamil): fingernail, toenail

Definitions

  1. fingernail, toenail

Ancestry of “நகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनखnail
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnakʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “நகம்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →Every word from Sanskrit नख →