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...
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- impermanence, the doctrine claiming that all of...
Ancestry of “anicca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | anicca | impermanent |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अनित्य | impermanent |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |