Where does “ਨਾਸ” come from?

ਨਾਸ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit नाश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nāśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nāćás, from Proto-Indo-European noḱ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

ਨਾਸ (Punjabi): destruction, obliteration

Definitions

  1. destruction, obliteration

Ancestry of “ਨਾਸ”, step by step

ਨਾਸ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नाश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाशdemolition, ruin, destruction, annihilation;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryannāśás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannāćás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱ-ó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

via Sanskrit नासा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनासाnose; proboscis; a piece of wood projecting like...
2Sanskritनस्accusative plural of अहम्; the nose, snout
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noḱ-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nāćás →