Where does “Narasimha” come from?

Narasimha derives from Sanskrit नरसिंह, combining नर (nara, man) from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnáras, continuing Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáras and Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr.

Narasimha (English): The fourth avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu

Definitions

The fourth avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu

Ancestry of “Narasimha”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	नरसिंह	‘man-lion’, great warrior; Name of विष्णु in his...
2	Sanskrit	नर	a human, a person; a male person; a husband
3	Sanskrit	नृ	a man; hero; mankind, people
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hnā́	man
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂nḗr	man; power, force, vital energy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ →Every word from Sanskrit नृ →