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Where does “neraka” come from?

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

neraka (Malay): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “neraka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनरकhell
2Proto-Indo-European*nér—

Words derived from “neraka”

  • neraka
  • neraka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →