autocracy
‘independent power, self-sustained power, self-government’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. autocratie, autocraty, autocrasy < F. autocratie < Gk. autokrateia ‘absolute rule, rule by oneself’ < autokratēs ‘ruling by oneself’ < autos ‘self’ + -kratia ‘rule’ < kratos ‘strength’ < kre-tes- < kruh < kar- < Tamil kaṭu