Where does “ندی” come from?

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

ندی (Urdu): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “ندی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनदीflowing water; river; name of 2 kinds of metre
2Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →
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