Where does “நால்” come from?

நால் (Tamil) comes from Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

நால் (Tamil): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “நால்”, step by step

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

Words derived from “நால்”

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