Where does “நகரமாந்தர்” come from?

நகரமாந்தர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நகர், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆, from Faroese nakar, from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Old Norse nakkvarr.

நகரமாந்தர் (Tamil): city people

Definitions

  1. city people

Ancestry of “நகரமாந்தர்”, step by step

நகரமாந்தர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நகர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநகர்to move, shift (position)
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆mansion
3Faroesenakarany, some, "indefinite pronoun"
4Old Norsenǫkkurrany, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a...
5Old Norsenakkvarr—

via Tamil மாந்தர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாந்தர்human beings
Every word from Old Norse nakkvarr →Every word from Old Norse nǫkkurr →Every word from Faroese nakar →