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Where does “ਨੱਠਣਾ” come from?

ਨੱਠਣਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit नश्यति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náćyati, from Proto-Indo-European néḱ-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

ਨੱਠਣਾ (Punjabi): to run, race, dash; to flee

Definitions

  1. to run, race, dash; to flee

Ancestry of “ਨੱਠਣਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनश्यतिto be lost; to perish; to disappear
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáćyatito lose, perish; to disappear
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱ-ye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
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