Where does “नौसेना” come from?

नौसेना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit नौ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

नौसेना (Hindi): navy

Definitions

  1. navy

Ancestry of “नौसेना”, step by step

नौसेना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नौ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनौship, boat; name of a particular appearance of...
2Proto-Indo-AryannáHuṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IraniannáHušboat
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

via Marathi सेना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiसेनाarmy
2Sanskritसेनाan army, armament, battle-array, armed force;...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansáynaHarmy, troop; horde, band
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš →
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