Where does “நடிப்பு” come from?

நடிப்பு (Tamil) comes from Tamil நடி, from Sanskrit नट, from Sanskrit राज, from Sanskrit राजन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

நடிப்பு (Tamil): act, pretense

Definitions

  1. act, pretense

Ancestry of “நடிப்பு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநடிto act
2Sanskritनटactor; dancer, mime; a caste of the children of...
3Sanskritराजking; chief; sovereign
4Sanskritराजन्a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́āking
6Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́ā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā