Where does “ਨਰਕ” come from?

ਨਰਕ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit नरक, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

ਨਰਕ (Punjabi): Naraka

Definitions

  1. Naraka

Ancestry of “ਨਰਕ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनरकhell
2Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →