Where does “naṣṭás” come from?

naṣṭás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian naštás, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-tós, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

Ancestry of “naṣṭás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniannaštás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-tós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “naṣṭás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian naštás →
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