Where does “nāśás” come from?
nāśás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian nāćás, from Proto-Indo-European noḱ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
Ancestry of “nāśás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | nāćás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱ-ó-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |
Words derived from “nāśás”