Where does “नख” come from?

नख (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

नख (Sanskrit): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “नख”, step by step

नख traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHnakʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́kš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́kšnail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nṓgʰsnail

Words derived from “नख”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →