Where does “naraka” come from?

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

naraka (Pali): purgatory, hell

Definitions

  1. purgatory, hell

Ancestry of “naraka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनरकhell
2Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “naraka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →