Where does “नरक” come from?

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

नरक (Hindi): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “नरक”, step by step

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