Where does “नस्” come from?

नस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian nás, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

नस् (Sanskrit): accusative plural of अहम्; the nose, snout

Definitions

  1. accusative plural of अहम्; the nose, snout

Ancestry of “नस्”, step by step

नस् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian nás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniannás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

via Proto-Indo-Iranian nHás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniannHás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose

Words derived from “नस्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nás →