Where does “Avinash” come from?
Avinash (English) comes from Hindi अविनाश, from Sanskrit विनाश, from Sanskrit नाश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nāśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nāćás, from Proto-Indo-European noḱ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
Ancestry of “Avinash”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | अविनाश | indestructible |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विनाश | destruction; loss; ruin |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नाश | demolition, ruin, destruction, annihilation;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | nāśás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | nāćás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱ-ó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |