English
Nair
Nair comes from Malayalam നായർ ‘Nair, a major subcaste of Kshatriyas in…’.
- Malayalammodernനായർnāyaṟ‘Nair, a major subcaste of Kshatriyas in Kerala, India’
- EnglishtodayNair
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Malayalammodernനായർnāyaṟ‘Nair, a major subcaste of Kshatriyas in Kerala, India’
- EnglishtodayNair
Every English word from Malayalam നായർ
Today it means
noun A member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Malayalam നായർ / Nair