The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromनृत्य
- Sauraseni Prakrit · derived from𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘
- Urdu · borrowed fromناچ
- Hindi · borrowed fromनाच
- English todaynautch
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi नाच (nāc) / Urdu ناچ (nāc)), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), ultimately derived from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá) (also see नृत्यति (nṛtyati, “to dance”)).
Words from the same roots
Sanskritनृत्य all →
nritta
First known use, by meaning
- from 18th c. A dance in the Indian subcontinent, performed by professional dancing girls.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.