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Where does “nātha” come from?

nātha (Pali) comes from Sanskrit नाथ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₂- — to enjoy.

nātha (Pali): protector

Definitions

  1. protector

Ancestry of “nātha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाथrefuge, help, resort; protector, patron,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnaHtʰás—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnaHtʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₂-to enjoy

Words derived from “nātha”

  • នាថ
  • ជននាថ
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