Where does “நகராட்சி” come from?
நகராட்சி (Tamil) comes from Tamil நகர், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆, from Faroese nakar, from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Old Norse nakkvarr.
நகராட்சி (Tamil): municipality
Ancestry of “நகராட்சி”, step by step
நகராட்சி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil நகர்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | நகர் | to move, shift (position) |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆 | mansion |
| 3 | Faroese | nakar | any, some, "indefinite pronoun" |
| 4 | Old Norse | nǫkkurr | any, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a... |
| 5 | Old Norse | nakkvarr | — |
via Tamil ஆட்சி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | ஆட்சி | rule, reign, administration, governance, government |
| 2 | Tamil | ஆள் | person |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *āḷ | — |
Words derived from “நகராட்சி”