Where does “नीद” come from?
नीद (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi निदा, from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH.
नीद (Marathi): sleep
Ancestry of “नीद”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | निदा | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निद्रा | sleep, slumber; to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *nidráH | — |