Where does “नाशिक” come from?

नाशिक (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit नासिका, from Sanskrit नासा, from Sanskrit नस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nás, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

Ancestry of “नाशिक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनासिकाnose
2Sanskritनासाnose; proboscis; a piece of wood projecting like...
3Sanskritनस्accusative plural of अहम्; the nose, snout
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “नाशिक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nás →Every word from Sanskrit नस् →