Where does “नीरज” come from?

नीरज (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit नीरज, from Sanskrit रजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hráȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráǰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

नीरज (Hindi): water borne

Definitions

  1. water borne

Ancestry of “नीरज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनीरजfree from dust
2Sanskritरजस्darkness; dimness; darkening quality
3Proto-Indo-AryanHráȷ́as—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHráǰas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁régʷosdarkness
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráǰas →