Where does “நகரம்” come from?

நகரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

நகரம் (Tamil): city; town

Definitions

  1. city; town

Ancestry of “நகரம்”, step by step

நகரம் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नगर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
2Sanskritगरmountain, top
3Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
4Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Tamil அகரம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅகரம்one of the names of the first vowel in the Tamil abugida, அ
2Tamilகரம்hand
3Sanskritकरdoer, maker; hand; tax
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Old Tamil 𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆mansion
2Faroesenakarany, some, "indefinite pronoun"
3Old Norsenǫkkurrany, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a...
4Old Norsenakkvarr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →