Where does “பஞ்சநகம்” come from?

பஞ்சநகம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நகம், from Sanskrit नख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

பஞ்சநகம் (Tamil): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “பஞ்சநகம்”, step by step

பஞ்சநகம் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நகம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநகம்fingernail, toenail
2Sanskritनखnail
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnakʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Tamil [[பஞ்சம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil[[பஞ்சம்—

via Tamil பஞ்ச]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபஞ்ச]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →Every word from Sanskrit नख →