Where does “naraka” come from?

naraka (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit नरक, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

naraka (Old Javanese): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “naraka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनरकhell
2Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →