Where does “नश्” come from?

नश् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan naś-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nać-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

नश् (Sanskrit): to reach, attain; to perish, disappear

Definitions

  1. to reach, attain; to perish, disappear

Ancestry of “नश्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryannaś-—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannać-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nać- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan naś- →