Where does “நங்கை” come from?

நங்கை (Tamil) comes from Tamil கை, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.

நங்கை (Tamil): lady, woman

Definitions

  1. lady, woman

Ancestry of “நங்கை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகைhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—

Words derived from “நங்கை”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kay →Every word from Tamil கை →