Where does “甘露” come from?

甘露 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit अमृत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan amŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian amŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

甘露 (Chinese): amrita; immortality potion; sweet dew

Definitions

  1. amrita; immortality potion; sweet dew

Ancestry of “甘露”, step by step

甘露 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अमृत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअमृतimmortal, undying; imperishable, deathless; not...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanamŕ̥tas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianamŕ̥tasimmortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via English Kamloops

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKamloops—
2Shuswaptk'əmlúpsmeeting of the rivers
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós →