Where does “নখ” come from?
নখ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit नख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
নখ (Bengali): nail; claw
Ancestry of “নখ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नख | nail |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hnakʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |