Where does “Naraka” come from?

Naraka (English) comes from Sanskrit नरक, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

Naraka (English): The underworld or Hell according to Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism, where souls are sent for the expiation of their sins

Definitions

  1. The underworld or Hell according to Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism, where souls are sent for the expiation of their sins

Ancestry of “Naraka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनरकhell
2Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →