Where does “neḷá” come from?

neḷá (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit निदाघ, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

neḷá (Kalasha): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “neḷá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिदाघheat, warmth
2Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →