Where does “نیپال” come from?

نیپال (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit नेपाल, from Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀮.

Ancestry of “نیپال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनेपालthe Nepalese
2Prakrit𑀡𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀮—
Every word from Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀮 →Every word from Sanskrit नेपाल →