Where does “નરક” come from?

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

નરક (Gujarati): Naraka; hell

Definitions

  1. Naraka; hell

Ancestry of “નરક”, step by step

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