Where does “ನರಕ” come from?

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

ನರಕ (Kannada): hell; naraka

Definitions

  1. hell; naraka

Ancestry of “ನರಕ”, step by step

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