Where does “नाथ” come from?

नाथ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₂- — to enjoy.

नाथ (Sanskrit): refuge, help, resort; protector, patron,...

Definitions

  1. refuge, help, resort; protector, patron,...

Ancestry of “नाथ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHnaHtʰás—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnaHtʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₂-to enjoy

Words derived from “नाथ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnaHtʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan HnaHtʰás →