Where does “નરસંહાર” come from?

નરસંહાર (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati નર, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

નરસંહાર (Gujarati): genocide, massacre

Definitions

  1. genocide, massacre

Ancestry of “નરસંહાર”, step by step

નરસંહાર traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati નર

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiનર
2Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
3Classical Persianجَان
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Gujarati સંહાર

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiસંહાર
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH