Where does “நௌகா” come from?

நௌகா (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit नौका, from Sanskrit नौ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

நௌகா (Tamil): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “நௌகா”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनौकाa boat or a small ship; the rook or castle
2Sanskritनौship, boat; name of a particular appearance of...
3Proto-Indo-AryannáHuṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IraniannáHušboat
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš →