Where does “нӕл” come from?

нӕл (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hnā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

нӕл (Ossetian): a male

Definitions

  1. a male

Ancestry of “нӕл”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHnā́—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́man
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hnā́ →