archangel
‘a high-ranking angel’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. archangell(e), ark-awngell, arkangel < O.F. archangel < La.Lat. archangelus < Gk. arkhangelos ‘chief angel’ < arkh- ‘chief, first’ combining form of arkhos ‘a chief, leader, commander,’ arkhein ‘be first, begin,’ also, ‘to rule, lead the way, govern, rule over, be leader of’ + angelos < aak < Tamil aracaṉ