Where does “niraya” come from?

niraya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit निरय, from Sanskrit निस्-, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

niraya (Pali): Purgatory; hell

Definitions

  1. Purgatory; hell

Ancestry of “niraya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिरयhell
2Sanskritनिस्-out, forth, away &c
3Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “niraya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →