Where does “Neshannock” come from?

Neshannock (English) comes from Unami Nishhanèk, from Unami nisha, from Sanskrit निशा, from Sanskrit निश्, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

Neshannock (English): Neshannock Creek, a stream in Pennsylvania

Definitions

  1. Neshannock Creek, a stream in Pennsylvania

Ancestry of “Neshannock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamiNishhanèkNeshannock Creek, a stream in Pennsylvania
2Unaminishatwo
3Sanskritनिशाnight
4Sanskritनिश्night
5Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
7Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →