Where does “nakh” come from?

nakh (Romani) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nákkas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nakh (Romani): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “nakh”, step by step

nakh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓nose
2Proto-Indo-Aryannákkas—
3Proto-Indo-AryannáHsaH—
4Proto-Indo-IraniannáHsaHnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓nose
2Sanskritनक्रthe zodiac sign Scorpio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHsaH →