Where does “नरक” come from?

नरक (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

नरक (Sanskrit): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “नरक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “नरक

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér