Where does “nari” come from?

nari (Rawang) comes from Burmese နာရီ, from Sanskrit नाडी, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nadíH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

nari (Rawang): clock

Definitions

  1. clock

Ancestry of “nari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနာရီclock, watch; hour; woman
2Sanskritनाडीtube; a measure of time; flute, pipe, tube,...
3Proto-Indo-AryannadíH—
4Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →