Where does “नक्सा” come from?
नक्सा (Nepali) comes from Persian نقشه, from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
नक्सा (Nepali): map; picture, sketch
Definitions
- map; picture, sketch
Ancestry of “नक्सा”, step by step
नक्सा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian نقشه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | نقشه | map; plan; model |
| 2 | Persian | ـه | Forms the past participle from the past stem |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |
via Hindi नक़्शा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | नक़्शा | map, survey; blueprint, layout |