Where does “ನಿದ್ದೆ” come from?
ನಿದ್ದೆ (Kannada) comes from Pali niddā, from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH.
ನಿದ್ದೆ (Kannada): sleep, slumber
Ancestry of “ನಿದ್ದೆ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | niddā | sleep |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निद्रा | sleep, slumber; to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *nidráH | — |