Where does “নরক” come from?

নরক (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit नरक, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

নরক (Bengali): hell; naraka

Definitions

  1. hell; naraka

Ancestry of “নরক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनरकhell
2Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “নরক”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →