Where does “नाल” come from?

नाल (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नाडी, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nadíH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

नाल (Sanskrit): reed, hollow stalk

Definitions

  1. reed, hollow stalk

Ancestry of “नाल”, step by step

नाल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नाडी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाडीtube; a measure of time; flute, pipe, tube,...
2Proto-Indo-AryannadíH—
3Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Arabic نَعْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَعْل—

Words derived from “नाल”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →