Where does “নাক” come from?

নাক (Assamese) comes 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.

নাক (Assamese): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “নাক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryannákkas—
2Proto-Indo-AryannáHsaH—
3Proto-Indo-IraniannáHsaHnose
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHsaH →