Where does “નથી” come from?
નથી (Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺, from Sanskrit नास्ति, 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.
નથી (Gujarati): to not be
Ancestry of “નથી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नास्ति | — |
| 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 |