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 (thread), to sew.

நா (Tamil): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “நா”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநால்four
2Old Swedishnālneedle
3Old Norsenálneedle
4Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “நா”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Old Norse nál →