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Where does “Nepal” come from?

Nepal (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Nepal, from Nepali नेपाल, from Sanskrit नेपाल, from Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀮.

Ancestry of “Nepal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishNepalNepal
2Nepaliनेपाल—
3Sanskritनेपाल—
4Prakrit𑀡𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀮—
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