courier
‘a runner’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. corrier, curayer, currier, currior < A.F. courrier < O.F. coreor ‘fast-running horse; messenger, scout’ < Lat. currere ‘to run’ < kur < kers- < Tamil kaṭu
courier
English words derived from Tamil kaṭu connoting ‘fast, speed’