Where does “anicca” come from?

anicca (English) comes from Pali anicca, from Sanskrit अनित्य, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

anicca (English): impermanence, the doctrine claiming that all of...

Definitions

  1. impermanence, the doctrine claiming that all of...

Ancestry of “anicca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palianiccaimpermanent
2Sanskritअनित्यimpermanent
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →