Where does “अत्यंत” come from?

अत्यंत (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अत्यन्त, from Sanskrit अति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áti, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

अत्यंत (Hindi): exceedingly, excessively, over-; very, much

Definitions

  1. exceedingly, excessively, over-; very, much

Ancestry of “अत्यंत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअत्यन्त—
2Sanskritअतिover-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very
3Proto-Indo-Aryanáti—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianátiover
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “अत्यंत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →