Where does “নাক” come from?
নাক (Bengali) 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 (Bengali): nose
Ancestry of “নাক”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | nákkas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | náHsaH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | náHsaH | nose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |