Where does “Hnaś-” come from?

Hnaś- (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnać-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Ancestry of “Hnaś-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHnać-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnać- →