Etymograph

English

Nicobar Islands

Nicobar Islands comes from Tamil நக்க ‘naked’.

  1. Tamilmodernநக்க‘naked’
  2. Tamil, derivedmodernநக்கவரம்nakkavaram
  3. EnglishtodayNicobar Islands

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Tamilmodernநக்க‘naked’
  2. Tamil, derivedmodernநக்கவரம்nakkavaram
  3. EnglishtodayNicobar Islands

Today it means

name An archipelago of the Indian Ocean.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Tamil நக்க / Nicobar Islands