Where does “奈落” come from?

奈落 (Japanese) comes from Sanskrit नरक, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

奈落 (Japanese): hell; falling into hell; the absolute bottom, the...

Definitions

  1. hell; falling into hell; the absolute bottom, the...

Ancestry of “奈落”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनरकhell
2Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →