Where does “iad” come from?

iad (Romanian) comes from Church Slavonic адъ, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

iad (Romanian): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “iad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicадъ—
2Ancient GreekᾍδηςHades (Greek god)
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾍδης →