Where does “ನಮ್ರ” come from?

ನಮ್ರ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit नम्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian namrás, from Proto-Indo-European nm̥rós.

ನಮ್ರ (Kannada): humble, docile, submissive, meek

Definitions

  1. humble, docile, submissive, meek

Ancestry of “ನಮ್ರ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनम्रhumble, submissive, polite, reverential; curved,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannamrássubmissive, humble
3Proto-Indo-Europeannm̥rós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nm̥rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian namrás →Every word from Sanskrit नम्र →