Where does “neraka” come from?

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

neraka (Malay): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “neraka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neraka”

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