Where does “និរៃ” come from?

និរៃ (Khmer) comes from Pali niraya, from Sanskrit निरय, from Sanskrit निस्-, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

និរៃ (Khmer): hell; Nirai name of a hell

Definitions

  1. hell; Nirai name of a hell

Ancestry of “និរៃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalinirayaPurgatory; hell
2Sanskritनिरयhell
3Sanskritनिस्-out, forth, away &c
4Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →