Where does “Shurpanakha” come from?

Shurpanakha (English) comes from Sanskrit शूर्पणखा, from Sanskrit नख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

Shurpanakha (English): The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana

Definitions

  1. The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana

Ancestry of “Shurpanakha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशूर्पणखाName of the sister of Ravana in Ramayana
2Sanskritनखnail
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnakʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →Every word from Sanskrit नख →