Where does “नासा” come from?

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

नासा (Sanskrit): nose; proboscis; a piece of wood projecting like...

Definitions

  1. nose; proboscis; a piece of wood projecting like...

Ancestry of “नासा”, step by step

नासा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नस्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनस्accusative plural of अहम्; the nose, snout
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*náHsnose
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “नासा”

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