Where does “नेहरू” come from?

नेहरू (Hindi) comes from Hindi नहर, from Arabic نَهْر, from Aramaic נהרא, from Proto-Semitic nahar- — river.

Ancestry of “नेहरू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनहरcanal
2Arabicنَهْرriver
3Aramaicנהראriver
4Proto-Semiticnahar-river

Words derived from “नेहरू”

Every word from Proto-Semitic nahar- →Every word from Aramaic נהרא →Every word from Arabic نَهْر →