Where does “nos” come from?

nos (Kamkata-viri) comes from Proto-Nuristani *nāsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nos (Kamkata-viri): boulder

Definitions

  1. boulder

Ancestry of “nos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*nāsanose
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*náHsnose
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs →Every word from Proto-Nuristani *nāsa →
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