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Where does “नृ” come from?

नृ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

नृ (Sanskrit): a man; hero; mankind, people

Definitions

  1. a man; hero; mankind, people

Ancestry of “नृ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́man
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy

Words derived from “नृ”

  • Angkor
  • negara
  • Gandhinagar
  • Negara Brunei Darussalam
  • деванагари
  • నగరము
  • देवनागरी
  • उपनगर
  • महानगर
  • गाँधीनगर
  • नगरपालिका
  • नगर
  • विराटनगर
  • เทวนาครี
  • دوناگری
  • नृगर
  • विराटनगर
  • देवनागरी
  • नगर
  • negara
  • negara
  • នគរ
  • អង្គរ
  • નગર
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