Where does “अकस्मात्” come from?
अकस्मात् (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अकस्मात्, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
अकस्मात् (Hindi): suddenly, abruptly
Ancestry of “अकस्मात्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अकस्मात् | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |