Where does “நா” come from?
நா (Tamil) comes from Tamil நால், from Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
Ancestry of “நா”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tamil | நால் | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nāl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | nál | needle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |