Where does “நெடுங்கணக்கு” come from?

நெடுங்கணக்கு (Tamil) comes from Tamil கணக்கு, from Sanskrit गणक, from Sanskrit गण्, from Sanskrit गृणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥-né-H-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

நெடுங்கணக்கு (Tamil): alphabet

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Ancestry of “நெடுங்கணக்கு”, step by step

நெடுங்கணக்கு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கணக்கு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகணக்குaccounting
2Sanskritगणकone who reckons, arithmetician; a calculator of...
3Sanskritगण्count, calculate
4Sanskritगृणातिto call, call out to, invoke; to announce,...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥náHti
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥-né-H-ti
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

via Tamil நெடும்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெடும்
2Tamilநெடுlong, extended
3Old Tamil𑀦𑁳𑀝𑀼long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥-né-H-tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥náHti