Where does “नदी” come from?

नदी (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

नदी (Sanskrit): flowing water; river; name of 2 kinds of metre

Definitions

  1. flowing water; river; name of 2 kinds of metre

Ancestry of “नदी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “नदी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →