Where does “नारि” come from?

नारि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́riš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

नारि (Sanskrit): woman, wife

Definitions

  1. woman, wife

Ancestry of “नारि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́rišwoman
2Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́man
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́riš →
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