Where does “नीद” come from?

नीद (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi निदा, from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH — sleep, slumber.

नीद (Marathi): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “नीद”, step by step

नीद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Marathi निदा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiनिदा—
2Sanskritनिद्राsleep, slumber; to sleep
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráHsleep, slumber

via Old Marathi नीद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiनीद—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH →Every word from Sanskrit निद्रा →Every word from Old Marathi निदा →