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

Definitions

  1. statute, act, bill

Ancestry of “अधिनियम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनियमrule, law, principle, observance
2Sanskritनियमrestraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...
3Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →