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Where does “nyala” come from?

nyala (Indonesian) comes from Malay nyala, from Sanskrit नल — a species of reed, Amphidonax Karka Gobh. MBh....

nyala (Indonesian): flame

Definitions

  1. flame

Ancestry of “nyala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynyalaflame
2Sanskritनलa species of reed, Amphidonax Karka Gobh. MBh....
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