Where does “नरक” come from?

नरक (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘨𑘎, from Sanskrit नरक, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

नरक (Marathi): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “नरक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘡𑘨𑘎—
2Sanskritनरकhell
3Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →Every word from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘨𑘎 →
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