Where does “देवनागरी” come from?

देवनागरी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

देवनागरी (Sanskrit): Devanagari

Definitions

  1. Devanagari

Ancestry of “देवनागरी”, step by step

देवनागरी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नगर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
2Sanskritगरmountain, top
3Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
4Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Sanskrit देव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “देवनागरी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →