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Where does “नीट” come from?

नीट (Old Marathi) comes from Kannada ನೀಟು, from Proto-Dravidian niṭ- — straight.

Ancestry of “नीट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaನೀಟು—
2Proto-Dravidianniṭ-straight

Words derived from “नीट”

  • नीट
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