Where does “நாறுகரந்தை” come from?

நாறுகரந்தை (Tamil) comes from Tamil நாறு, from Proto-Dravidian *ñāṯu — to emit smell.

நாறுகரந்தை (Tamil): East Indian globe thistle, Sphaeranthus indicus

Definitions

  1. East Indian globe thistle, Sphaeranthus indicus

Ancestry of “நாறுகரந்தை”, step by step

நாறுகரந்தை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாறுto yield a smell usually bad
2Proto-Dravidian*ñāṯuto emit smell

via Tamil கரந்தை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகரந்தை—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ñāṯu →Every word from Tamil நாறு →