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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

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “नीड़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनीडa bird's nest; any place for settling down,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianniždásnest
3Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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