Where does “naś-” come from?

naś- (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian nać-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

Ancestry of “naś-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniannać-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “naś-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nać- →
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