Where does “दम नाक में आना” come from?

दम नाक में आना (Hindi) comes from Hindi में, from Sanskrit मध्य॑, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

दम नाक में आना (Hindi): to be very distressed

Definitions

  1. to be very distressed

Ancestry of “दम नाक में आना”, step by step

दम नाक में आना traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi में

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमेंin, inside of; within; into
2Sanskritमध्य॑
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰyas
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Hindi दम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदमbreath; puff, whiff; life, vitality, stamina
2Sanskritदमhouse; home; taming
3Sanskritदाम्यतिto tame
4Proto-Indo-Aryandā́mHyati
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandā́mHyati
6Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

via Hindi आना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआनाto come; to have knowledge of a language; to be...
2Sanskritअन्नfood, victuals; eaten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos