Where does “នរក” come from?

នរក (Khmer) comes from Pali naraka, from Sanskrit नरक, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

នរក (Khmer): underworld, hell

Definitions

  1. underworld, hell

Ancestry of “នរក”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinarakapurgatory, hell
2Sanskritनरकhell
3Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “នរក”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →Every word from Pali naraka →