Where does “นรก” come from?

นรก (Thai) comes from Pali naraka, from Sanskrit नरक, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

นรก (Thai): "naraka": realm in which beings are born and...

Definitions

  1. "naraka": realm in which beings are born and...

Ancestry of “นรก”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinarakapurgatory, hell
2Sanskritनरकhell
3Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

Words derived from “นรก”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Sanskrit नरक →Every word from Pali naraka →