Where does “nok” come from?

nok (Angloromani) comes from Romani nak, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nákkas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nok (Angloromani): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “nok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaninak—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓nose
3Proto-Indo-Aryannákkas—
4Proto-Indo-AryannáHsaH—
5Proto-Indo-IraniannáHsaHnose
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “nok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHsaH →
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