Where does “Devanagari” come from?

Devanagari (English) comes from Sanskrit देवनागरी, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Devanagari (English): Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet

Definitions

  1. Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet

Ancestry of “Devanagari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritदेवनागरीDevanagari
2Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
3Sanskritगरmountain, top
4Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
5Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →