Where does “nard” come from?
nard (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek νάρδος, from Sanskrit नलद, from Sanskrit द, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
nard (Serbo-Croatian): nard
Ancestry of “nard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | νάρδος | nard plant, spikenard, nardin, muskroot; nard... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नलद | Nardostachys jatamansi, Indian spikenard; root of... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | द | what gives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |