naughty
‘needy, having nothing’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. nauȝty, nawghty < O.E. nawiht ‘nothing’ < na ‘no’ + y < naw < ne- < Tamil al
naughty
English words derived from Tamil al connoting 'negation'
naughty
‘needy, having nothing’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. nauȝty, nawghty < O.E. nawiht ‘nothing’ < na ‘no’ + y < naw < ne- < Tamil al
English words derived from Tamil al connoting 'negation'