Where does “निकर” come from?

निकर (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit निकर, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

निकर (Hindi): heap, pile, bundle

Definitions

  1. heap, pile, bundle

Ancestry of “निकर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिकरa heap
2Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →