Where does “நகம்வெட்டி” come from?

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

நகம்வெட்டி (Tamil): nail cutter, nail clippers

Definitions

  1. nail cutter, nail clippers

Ancestry of “நகம்வெட்டி”, step by step

நகம்வெட்டி 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 வெட்டு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவெட்டுto cut, chop, crop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →Every word from Sanskrit नख →