Where does “ނޭފަތުގެ ހިނދުރި” come from?
ނޭފަތުގެ ހިނދުރި (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ނޭފަތް, from Sanskrit नासा, from Sanskrit नस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nás, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.
ނޭފަތުގެ ހިނދުރި (Dhivehi): nostril
Definitions
- nostril
Ancestry of “ނޭފަތުގެ ހިނދުރި”, step by step
ނޭފަތުގެ ހިނދުރި traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dhivehi ނޭފަތް
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | ނޭފަތް | nose, snout |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नासा | nose; proboscis; a piece of wood projecting like... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नस् | accusative plural of अहम्; the nose, snout |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | nás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nō̆s | we |
via Dhivehi ހިނދުރި
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | ހިނދުރި | — |