Where does “நாங்கள்” come from?

நாங்கள் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நான், from Hindi नान, from Classical Persian نان, from Middle Persian lhma, from Proto-Iranian nagna-, from Proto-Iranian ni.

நாங்கள் (Tamil): inclusive

Definitions

  1. inclusive

Ancestry of “நாங்கள்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநான்I; naan bread
2Hindiनानnaan
3Classical Persianنان—
4Middle Persianlhmabread
5Proto-Iraniannagna-—
6Proto-Iranianni—
Every word from Proto-Iranian ni →Every word from Proto-Iranian nagna- →Every word from Middle Persian lhma →