Where does “மாநகராட்சி” come from?
மாநகராட்சி (Tamil) comes from Tamil நகராட்சி, from Tamil நகர், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆, from Faroese nakar, from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Old Norse nakkvarr.
மாநகராட்சி (Tamil): corporation of a city, municipal corporation
Definitions
- corporation of a city, municipal corporation
Ancestry of “மாநகராட்சி”, step by step
மாநகராட்சி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil நகராட்சி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | நகராட்சி | municipality |
| 2 | Tamil | நகர் | to move, shift (position) |
| 3 | Old Tamil | 𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆 | mansion |
| 4 | Faroese | nakar | any, some, "indefinite pronoun" |
| 5 | Old Norse | nǫkkurr | any, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a... |
| 6 | Old Norse | nakkvarr | — |
via Tamil great(er)]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | great(er)]] | — |