Where does “নখ” come from?

নখ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit नख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

নখ (Assamese): nail; claw

Definitions

  1. nail; claw

Ancestry of “নখ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनखnail
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnakʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “নখ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →Every word from Sanskrit नख →