Where does “नाश” come from?
नाश (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan nāśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nāćás, from Proto-Indo-European noḱ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
नाश (Sanskrit): demolition, ruin, destruction, annihilation;...
Definitions
- demolition, ruin, destruction, annihilation;...
Ancestry of “नाश”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | nāśás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | nāćás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱ-ó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |