Where does “निरय” come from?

निरय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit निस्-, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

निरय (Sanskrit): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “निरय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिस्-out, forth, away &c
2Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “निरय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →