awkward
‘in the wrong direction’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. awkeward, owkeward, ackward, acquart, aukerward, aukward < awk ‘back-handed’ < O.Nor. afugr ‘turned backwards, wrong, contrary’ < Proto-G. afug- < apu-ko- + ward < awk < apo- < Tamil ava