beggar

beggar

‘one who asks alms’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    O.F. begart ‘a member of the Beghards’ < M.Du. beggaert ‘mendicant’ < O.F. -ard, -art < Proto-G. -hart/-hard ‘bold, hardy’ < guh < kar- < Tamil kaṭu

Technical words derived from 'beggar'

beggar-my-neighbour policy - அண்டையரை வறியராக்கும் கொள்கை