Where does “નાગાલેંડ” come from?
નાગાલેંડ (Gujarati) comes from Hindi नागालैंड, from English Nagaland, from English -land, from English Land, from Middle English land, from Old English hland, from Proto-Germanic hlandą, from Proto-Indo-European klān- — liquid, wet ground.
Ancestry of “નાગાલેંડ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | नागालैंड | — |
| 2 | English | Nagaland | — |
| 3 | English | -land | Used to form the name of a territory, country, or... |
| 4 | English | Land | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water |
| 5 | Middle English | land | Alternative form of lond; urine |
| 6 | Old English | hland | urine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlandą | urine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klān- | liquid, wet ground |