Where does “निद्रा” come from?

निद्रा (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH — sleep, slumber.

निद्रा (Sanskrit): sleep, slumber; to sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep, slumber; to sleep

Ancestry of “निद्रा”, step by step

निद्रा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráHsleep, slumber

via Proto-Indo-Aryan *nidráH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryan*nidráH—

Words derived from “निद्रा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH →