Where does “*nāsa” come from?

*nāsa (Proto-Nuristani) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

*nāsa (Proto-Nuristani): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “*nāsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*náHsnose
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “*nāsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs →