Where does “நகம்வாங்கி” come from?

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

நகம்வாங்கி (Tamil): nail cutter, nail clippers

Definitions

  1. nail cutter, nail clippers

Ancestry of “நகம்வாங்கி”, step by step

நகம்வாங்கி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நகம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநகம்fingernail, toenail
2Sanskritनखnail
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnakʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Tamil வாங்கு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாங்குto buy, purchase
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →Every word from Sanskrit नख →