Where does “Nepal” come from?

Nepal comes from Nepali नेपाल, whose ultimate origin and original meaning remain uncertain.

Ancestry of “Nepal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliनेपाल—
2Sanskritनेपालthe Nepalese
3Prakrit𑀡𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀮—

Words derived from “Nepal”

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