Where does “niddā” come from?

niddā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH — sleep, slumber.

niddā (Pali): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “niddā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिद्राsleep, slumber; to sleep
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráHsleep, slumber

Words derived from “niddā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH →Every word from Sanskrit निद्रा →
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