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Where does “नद” come from?

नद (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadás, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

नद (Sanskrit): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “नद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*nadás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →