Where does “नथ” come from?

नथ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit नासिका, from Sanskrit नासा, from Sanskrit नस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nás, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

नथ (Hindi): nose ring

Definitions

  1. nose ring

Ancestry of “नथ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनासिकाnose
2Sanskritनासाnose; proboscis; a piece of wood projecting like...
3Sanskritनस्accusative plural of अहम्; the nose, snout
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannás
5Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “नथ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian násEvery word from Sanskrit नस्
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