Where does “अनिवार्य” come from?

अनिवार्य (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अनिवार्य, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

अनिवार्य (Hindi): mandatory, compulsory; essential, necessary

Definitions

  1. mandatory, compulsory; essential, necessary

Ancestry of “अनिवार्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअनिवार्यunavoidable , irresistible
2Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “अनिवार्य”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →