Where does “náHuṣ” come from?

náHuṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Ancestry of “náHuṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniannáHušboat
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “náHuṣ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš →