Where does “நித்திரை” come from?

நித்திரை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *nidráH.

நித்திரை (Tamil): sleep, repose

Definitions

  1. sleep, repose

Ancestry of “நித்திரை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिद्राsleep, slumber; to sleep
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*nidráH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *nidráH →Every word from Sanskrit निद्रा →