nutria
‘the light brown fur of the coypu’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. neutria < Span. nutria ‘otter’ < Lat. lutra ‘otter’ < udros ‘water creature’ < yoot < wed- < Tamil utakam
nutria
‘the light brown fur of the coypu’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. neutria < Span. nutria ‘otter’ < Lat. lutra ‘otter’ < udros ‘water creature’ < yoot < wed- < Tamil utakam
English words derived from Tamil utakam connoting 'water'