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
- mandatory, compulsory; essential, necessary
Ancestry of “अनिवार्य”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अनिवार्य | unavoidable , irresistible |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नि | down; back; in, into |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |