Where does “नीड़” come from?
नीड़ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit नीड, from Proto-Indo-Iranian niždás, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
नीड़ (Hindi): nest
Ancestry of “नीड़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | नीड | a bird's nest; any place for settling down,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | niždás | nest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |