Where does “निद्रा” come from?

निद्रा (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH — sleep, slumber.

निद्रा (Nepali): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “निद्रा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिद्राsleep, slumber; to sleep
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráHsleep, slumber
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH →Every word from Sanskrit निद्रा →