Where does “अधिनियम” come from?
अधिनियम (Hindi) comes from Hindi नियम, from Sanskrit नियम, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
अधिनियम (Hindi): statute, act, bill
Ancestry of “अधिनियम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | नियम | rule, law, principle, observance |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नियम | restraining, checking, holding back, preventing,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |