Where does “نال” come from?

نال (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit नाडी, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nadíH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

نال (Urdu): pipe, tube, navel

Definitions

  1. pipe, tube, navel

Ancestry of “نال”, step by step

نال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नाडी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाडीtube; a measure of time; flute, pipe, tube,...
2Proto-Indo-AryannadíH—
3Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Baluchi نال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Baluchiنالhorseshoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →