Where does “উপন্যাস” come from?
উপন্যাস (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit उपन्यास, from Sanskrit न्यास, from Sanskrit न्यस्, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
উপন্যাস (Assamese): novel
Ancestry of “উপন্যাস”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उपन्यास | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | न्यास | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | न्यस् | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |