Where does “nastika” come from?
nastika (English) comes from Sanskrit नास्तिक, from Sanskrit आस्तिक, from Sanskrit अस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas — hand; take, give in exchange.
nastika (English): Not astika, "see there for more"
Definitions
- Not astika, "see there for more"
Ancestry of “nastika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नास्तिक | atheistical, infidel; heterodox, skeptical;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आस्तिक | one who believes in the existence; believing,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अस्ति | to be; to live; to exist, be present |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hásti | to be |
| 5 | Sanskrit | हस्तिन् | an elephant |
| 6 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |