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 (plant or oil)

Definitions

  1. nard (plant or oil)

Ancestry of “nard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνάρδοςnard plant, spikenard, nardin, muskroot; nard...
2SanskritनलदNardostachys jatamansi, Indian spikenard; root of...
3Sanskritwhat gives
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
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